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sematrope

sematrope noun: an instrument for signalling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions.

Noun

sematrope (plural sematropes)

  1. (dated) An instrument for signalling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions.

Forms of sematrope

pluralsematropes

Origin of sematrope

From sema- + -trope.

Questions about sematrope

What does sematrope mean?
Sematrope means an instrument for signalling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions.
What part of speech is sematrope?
Sematrope is a noun.
What is the plural of sematrope?
The plural of sematrope is sematropes.

Words near sematrope in the dictionary

  1. sematologist
  2. sematologists
  3. sematology
  4. sematophyllaceous
  5. sematosensory
  6. sematrope
  7. sematropes
  8. sematurid
  9. sematurids
  10. semaxanib
  11. semba

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