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skiascope

skiascope noun: a retinoscope.

Noun

skiascope (plural skiascopes)

  1. A retinoscope.

Forms of skiascope

pluralskiascopes

Origin of skiascope

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -scope.

Questions about skiascope

What does skiascope mean?
Skiascope means a retinoscope.
What part of speech is skiascope?
Skiascope is a noun.
What is the plural of skiascope?
The plural of skiascope is skiascopes.

Words near skiascope in the dictionary

  1. skiamorphic
  2. skiamorphism
  3. skiamorphs
  4. skiapod
  5. skiapods
  6. skiascope
  7. skiascopes
  8. skiascopic
  9. skiascopies
  10. skiascopy
  11. skiathlon

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