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词汇 scotoscope
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Definition of scotoscope in English:

scotoscope

noun ˈskəʊtə(ʊ)skəʊp
  • 1Microscopy. An instrument which illuminates an object so that it can be more easily viewed with a microscope, comprising a glass globe filled with brine for concentrating light from a lamp, a convex lens being used to focus this light on the object. Now historical.

  • 2A telescope incorporating an image intensifier, allowing use in dark conditions. rare.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), naval official and diarist. From scoto- + -scope.

Definition of scotoscope in US English:

scotoscope

nounˈskəʊtə(ʊ)skəʊp
  • 1Microscopy. An instrument which illuminates an object so that it can be more easily viewed with a microscope, comprising a glass globe filled with brine for concentrating light from a lamp, a convex lens being used to focus this light on the object. Now historical.

  • 2A telescope incorporating an image intensifier, allowing use in dark conditions. rare.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), naval official and diarist. From scoto- + -scope.

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