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sciopticon

sciopticon noun: a kind of magic lantern.

Noun

sciopticon (plural sciopticons)

  1. (historical) A kind of magic lantern.

Forms of sciopticon

pluralsciopticons

Origin of sciopticon

From scio- (“shadow”) + Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). Compare scioptic.

Questions about sciopticon

What does sciopticon mean?
Sciopticon means a kind of magic lantern.
What part of speech is sciopticon?
Sciopticon is a noun.
What is the plural of sciopticon?
The plural of sciopticon is sciopticons.

Words near sciopticon in the dictionary

  1. sciophyte
  2. sciophytes
  3. scioptic
  4. scioptic ball
  5. scioptic balls
  6. sciopticon
  7. sciopticons
  8. scioptics
  9. scioptric
  10. Sciortino
  11. Sciortinos

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