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tricorder

tricorder noun: a fictional futuristic handheld device used for scanning, which may be specialized for medical, technical, or other purposes.

Noun

tricorder (plural tricorders)

  1. A fictional futuristic handheld device used for scanning, which may be specialized for medical, technical, or other purposes.
    • PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND TRICORDERS1999-2003, Matt Groening, opening title screen from the start, in Futurama, FOX Television Network
  2. (slang) A real-world advanced handheld medical scanner.

Forms of tricorder

pluraltricorders

Origin of tricorder

The name of such a device in Star Trek, from tri- (referring to its three input keys, which by default cover geological, meteorological, and biological functions) + (re)corder

Questions about tricorder

What does tricorder mean?
Tricorder means a fictional futuristic handheld device used for scanning, which may be specialized for medical, technical, or other purposes.
What part of speech is tricorder?
Tricorder is a noun.
What is the plural of tricorder?
The plural of tricorder is tricorders.

Words near tricorder in the dictionary

  1. tricoordinate
  2. tricoordinated
  3. tricopper
  4. tricopter
  5. tricopters
  6. tricorder
  7. tricorders
  8. tricordia
  9. tricordias
  10. tricorn
  11. tricorne

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