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graphoscope

graphoscope noun: an optical instrument, invented in the 19th century, for magnifying, usually having one magnifying glass.

graphoscope: an optical instrument, invented in the 19th century, for magnifying, usually having one magnifying...
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Noun

graphoscope (plural graphoscopes)

  1. An optical instrument, invented in the 19th century, for magnifying, usually having one magnifying glass.

Forms of graphoscope

pluralgraphoscopes
alternative formgraphiscope

Origin of graphoscope

From grapho- + -scope.

Questions about graphoscope

What does graphoscope mean?
Graphoscope means an optical instrument, invented in the 19th century, for magnifying, usually having one magnifying glass.
What part of speech is graphoscope?
Graphoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of graphoscope?
The plural of graphoscope is graphoscopes.

Words near graphoscope in the dictionary

  1. graphophonic
  2. graphophonically
  3. graphoria
  4. graphorrhea
  5. graphorrhoea
  6. graphoscope
  7. graphoscopes
  8. graphospasm
  9. graphospasms
  10. graphosphere
  11. graphospheres

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