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haloscope

haloscope noun: an instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.

Noun

haloscope (plural haloscopes)

  1. An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.

Forms of haloscope

pluralhaloscopes

Origin of haloscope

From halo + -scope.

Questions about haloscope

What does haloscope mean?
Haloscope means an instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.
What part of speech is haloscope?
Haloscope is a noun.
What is the plural of haloscope?
The plural of haloscope is haloscopes.

Words near haloscope in the dictionary

  1. halosaline
  2. halosaur
  3. halosaurid
  4. halosaurids
  5. halosaurs
  6. haloscope
  7. haloscopes
  8. halosilane
  9. halosilanes
  10. halosphaeriaceous
  11. halostability

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