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introscope

introscope noun: an optical device similar to an endoscope, used in various industrial settings such as checking jet engines for cracks, observing nuclear reactors for cracks, or measuring the fat layer on a meat carcass.

Noun

introscope (plural introscopes)

  1. An optical device similar to an endoscope, used in various industrial settings such as checking jet engines for cracks, observing nuclear reactors for cracks, or measuring the fat layer on a meat carcass.
    • The useful life of the introscope could be limited by several factors: acquired radioactivity, failure of the lamp, and loss of transparency in the lenses caused by their darkening under gamma-radiation .1959, “Nuclear Power: The Journal of British Nuclear Engineering”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 110
    • The photograph shows the examination of the internal surface of a tube with a moving mirror, two-power magnification introscope.1960, Chemical & Process Engineering, volume 41, page 11

Examples of introscope in a sentence

  • The picture shows the introscope mounted on a valve over one of the charging holes of the fast reactor.1962, New Scientist (volume 14, number 287, page 338)
  • The results show that, of the conductivity probe and the introscope, the latter instrument indicated a higher level of accuracy;1975, Quarterly Review of Agricultural Economics - Volumes 28-31, page 31:
  • These measurement were examined for their ability to predict the corresponding carcass introscope measurements.1984, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, page 512:

Forms of introscope

pluralintroscopes

Origin of introscope

From intro- + -scope.

Questions about introscope

What does introscope mean?
Introscope means an optical device similar to an endoscope, used in various industrial settings such as checking jet engines for cracks, observing nuclear reactors for cracks, or measuring the fat layer on a meat carcass.
How do you use introscope in a sentence?
The picture shows the introscope mounted on a valve over one of the charging holes of the fast reactor.
What part of speech is introscope?
Introscope is a noun.
What is the plural of introscope?
The plural of introscope is introscopes.

Words near introscope in the dictionary

  1. introrsal
  2. introrse
  3. introrsely
  4. intros
  5. introscan
  6. introscope
  7. introscopes
  8. introspect
  9. introspectability
  10. introspectable
  11. introspected

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