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nepheloscope

nepheloscope noun: an instrument for demonstrating cloud formation by compression of moist air.

Noun

nepheloscope (plural nepheloscopes)

  1. An instrument for demonstrating cloud formation by compression of moist air.

Forms of nepheloscope

pluralnepheloscopes

Origin of nepheloscope

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -scope.

Questions about nepheloscope

What does nepheloscope mean?
Nepheloscope means an instrument for demonstrating cloud formation by compression of moist air.
What part of speech is nepheloscope?
Nepheloscope is a noun.
What is the plural of nepheloscope?
The plural of nepheloscope is nepheloscopes.

Words near nepheloscope in the dictionary

  1. nephelometric
  2. nephelometrical
  3. nephelometrically
  4. nephelometry
  5. nephelopia
  6. nepheloscope
  7. nepheloscopes
  8. nepheropathy
  9. nephesh
  10. nepheshes
  11. nephew

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