| Chromatoscope | n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, color + -scope. ] (Astron.) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; -- used in studying the scintillation of the stars. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Haematoscope | n. A haemoscope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hepatoscopy | n. [ Gr. &unr_;; fr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + &unr_; to view: cf. F. hépatoscopie. ] Divination by inspecting the liver of animals. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Kinetoscope | n. [ Originally a tradename, 1894. ] An obsolete form of moving picture viewer, in which a film carrying successive instantaneous views of a moving scene travels uniformly through the field of a magnifying glass. The observer sees each picture, momentarily, through a slit in a revolving disk, and these glimpses, blended by persistence of vision, give the impression of continuous motion. It has been superseded by more recent versions of movie projector and electronic video viewers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| kinetoscope | n. [ Gr. kinhto`s movable + -scope. ] An instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements; -- called also kinescope. Cope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lactoscope | n. [ L. lac, lactis + scope. ] An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Meatoscope | n. [ Meatus + -scope. ] (Med.) A speculum for examining a natural passage, as the urethra. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mutoscope | n. [ L. mutare to change + -scope. ] A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel. The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of motion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Otoscope | n. [ Oto- + -scope. ] An instrument for examining the condition of the ear. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Otoscopeic | a. Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Otoscopy | n. (Med.) The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pantoscopic | a. [ Panto- + -scope + -ic. ] Literally, seeing everything; -- a term applied to eyeglasses or spectacles divided into two segments, the upper being designed for distant vision, the lower for vision of near objects. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Phenakistoscope | n. [ Gr. fenakisth`s a deceiver + -scope. ] A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Photoscope | n. [ Photo- + -scope. ] (Physics) Anything employed for the observation of light or luminous effects. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Photoscopic | a. Of or pertaining to the photoscope or its uses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Scotoscope | n. [ Gr. sko`tos darkness + -scope. ] An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light. [ Obs. ] Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stomatoscope | n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, mouth + -scope. ] (Med.) An apparatus for examining the interior of the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tachistoscope | n. [ Gr. ta`chistos, superl. of tachy`s swift + -scope. ] (Physiol.) An apparatus for exposing briefly to view a screen bearing letters or figures. It is used in studying the range of attention, or the power of distinguishing separate objects in a single impression. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
