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polyscope

polyscope noun: a lens that has multiple facets and forms multiple images.

Noun

polyscope (plural polyscopes)

  1. A lens that has multiple facets and forms multiple images.
  2. (obsolete) A device for viewing the cavities of the body.

Synonyms of polyscope

Forms of polyscope

pluralpolyscopes

Origin of polyscope

From poly- + scope.

Questions about polyscope

What does polyscope mean?
Polyscope means a lens that has multiple facets and forms multiple images.
What part of speech is polyscope?
Polyscope is a noun.
What is the plural of polyscope?
The plural of polyscope is polyscopes.

Words near polyscope in the dictionary

  1. polysavone
  2. polyschematic
  3. polyschematist
  4. polyschematists
  5. polyschizotomous
  6. polyscope
  7. polyscopes
  8. polyscopic
  9. polysectarian
  10. polysegmental
  11. polyselenide

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