n. [ L. abdomen + Gr. skopei^n to examine. ] (Med.) Examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope to detect abdominal diseases. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; a looking out; &unr_; to spy out. ] The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -scopy. ] The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Observation of the stars. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Bacterium + -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to view. ] (Biol.) 1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. -- Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic a. -- *scop"ic*al*ly adv. -- Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Cerebrum + -scopy. ] (Med.) Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope). Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chalko`s brass + E. pyrite. So named from its color. ] (Min.) Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Copies /plu>. [ F. copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See Opulent, and cf. Copious. ] 1. An abundance or plenty of anything. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humor thus. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters. Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Copy book, a book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate. --
Examined copies (Law), those which have been compared with the originals. --
Exemplified copies, those which are attested under seal of a court. --
Certified copies or
Office copies, those which are made or attested by officers having charge of the originals, and authorized to give copies officially. Abbot.

Syn. -- Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Copied p. pr. & vb. n. Copying. ] [ Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n. ] 1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off. [ 1913 Webster ]

I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. someone who copies the words or behavior of another.
Syn. -- imitator, ape, aper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Copier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contrivance for producing manifold copies of a writing or drawing; -- made obsolete by later developments in copying technology; see xerography. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The writing or drawing is made with aniline ink on paper, and a reverse copy transfered by pressure to a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin. A large number of transcripts can be taken while the ink is fresh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Various names have been given to the process [ the gelatin copying process ], some of them acceptable and others absurd; hectograph, polygraph, copygraph, lithogram, etc. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eng. Law) (a) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court. Blackstone. (b) Land held in copyhold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Copyholds do not exist in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Eng. Law) One possessed of land in copyhold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (print.) (a) A device for holding copy for a compositor. (b) One who reads copy to a proof reader. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. From Copy, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Copying ink. See under Ink. --
Copying paper, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of letters, etc., in a copying press. --
Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A copier; a transcriber; an imitator; a plagiarist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an editor who prepares text for publication.
Syn. -- copy editor, text editor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the United States in 1913 a copyright was valid for the term of twenty-eight years, with right of renewal for fourteen years on certain conditions. The term was extended in stages, and in 1997 the term of a copyright was life plus 50 years for individuals retaining their copyright, or 75 years for works created for hire. Further extension is still (1998) being discussed. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

International copyright, an author's right in his productions as secured by treaty between nations. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To secure a copyright on. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cranium + -scopy. ] Scientific examination of the cranium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; second + -scopy. ] 1. Second sight. [ 1913 Webster ]

I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for mortal eye. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Electro- + Gr. &unr_; life + -scopy. ] (Biol.) A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The art or process of examination or treatment by means of an endoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See Bishop. ] 1. Survey; superintendence. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Episcopacy. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Examination of an object, as the human body, by exposing it to the X rays and observing the shadow cast upon a fluorescent screen; cryptoscopy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Physiol.) The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastroscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to laugh + -scopy. ] Divination by means of laughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + -scopy: cf. F. géoscopie. ] Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection. Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. [ Gr. "ieroskopi`a divination; "iero`s sacred + &unr_; to view. ] Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Aspect of the stars at the time of a person's birth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'i`chnos footstep + -scopy. ] The search for the traces of anything. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Laparotomy performed with a laparoscope. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with the laryngoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Leuco- + pyrites. ] (Min.) A mineral of a color between white and steel-gray, with a metallic luster, and consisting chiefly of arsenic and iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Physics, Chemistry) A method for identifying chemical composition of substances by use of a mass spectrometer. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; observing the forehead; &unr_; the forehead + &unr_; to view: cf. F. métoposcopie. ] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To copy amiss. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mistake in copying. North Am. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. nay^s ship + -scopy: cf. F. nauscopie. ] (Naut.) The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a dream + -scopy. ] The interpretation of dreams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. ophthalmoscopie. ] 1. A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Organo- + -scopy. ] Phrenology. Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ornitho- + -scopy: cf. Gr. &unr_; divination from birds. ] Observation of birds and their habits. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]