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polyoptrum

polyoptrum noun: a glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size.

Noun

polyoptrum (plural not attested)

  1. (dated, no plural) A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size.

Origin of polyoptrum

From poly- + -optrum (compare Ancient Greek εἴσ-οπτρον (eís-optron), ἔσ-οπτρον (és-optron, “mirror”)).

Questions about polyoptrum

What does polyoptrum mean?
Polyoptrum means a glass through which objects appear multiplied, but diminished in size.
What part of speech is polyoptrum?
Polyoptrum is a noun.

Words near polyoptrum in the dictionary

  1. polyopoly
  2. polyopsia
  3. polyopsias
  4. polyopsonies
  5. polyopsony
  6. polyoptrum
  7. polyorama
  8. polyoramas
  9. polyorchid
  10. polyorchidism
  11. polyorchism

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