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scioptic

scioptic adjective: of or relating to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room.

Adjective

scioptic (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or relating to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room.
    • scioptic apparatus

Origin of scioptic

Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “of or pertaining to sight”).

Words formed from scioptic

Phrases with scioptic

Questions about scioptic

What does scioptic mean?
Scioptic means of or relating to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room.
What part of speech is scioptic?
Scioptic is an adjective.

Words near scioptic in the dictionary

  1. sciophilic
  2. sciophilous
  3. sciophyllous
  4. sciophyte
  5. sciophytes
  6. scioptic
  7. scioptic ball
  8. scioptic balls
  9. sciopticon
  10. sciopticons
  11. scioptics

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