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polemoscope

polemoscope noun: opera glasses or field glasses with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie directly in front.

polemoscope: opera glasses or field glasses with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie...
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Noun

polemoscope (plural polemoscopes)

  1. opera glasses or field glasses with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie directly in front.

Forms of polemoscope

pluralpolemoscopes

Origin of polemoscope

From Greek Monster Polemos (the embodiment of war) + -scope. Compare French polémoscope. By surface analysis, polemo- + scope.

Questions about polemoscope

What does polemoscope mean?
Polemoscope means opera glasses or field glasses with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie directly in front.
What part of speech is polemoscope?
Polemoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of polemoscope?
The plural of polemoscope is polemoscopes.

Words near polemoscope in the dictionary

  1. Polemon
  2. polemoney
  3. polemoniaceous
  4. polemonium
  5. polemoniums
  6. polemoscope
  7. polemoscopes
  8. Polenske
  9. Polenske number
  10. Polenske numbers
  11. Polenske value

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