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nauscopy

nauscopy noun: the supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.

Noun

nauscopy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.

Origin of nauscopy

From Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) + -scopy.

Questions about nauscopy

What does nauscopy mean?
Nauscopy means the supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.
What part of speech is nauscopy?
Nauscopy is a noun.

Words near nauscopy in the dictionary

  1. Nauruans
  2. Naurus
  3. Nauruz
  4. Nauryz
  5. naus
  6. nauscopy
  7. nause
  8. nause up
  9. nausea
  10. nauseae
  11. nauseant

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