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hydroscope
[ hahy-druh-skohp ]
noun
- an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
hydroscope
/ ˌhaɪdrəˈskɒpɪk; ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp /
noun
- any instrument for making observations of underwater objects
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Derived Forms
- hydroscopic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hy·dro·scop·ic [hahy-dr, uh, -, skop, -ik], hydro·scopi·cal adjective
- hy·dro·sco·pic·i·ty [hahy-dr, uh, -skoh-, pis, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydroscope1
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Example Sentences
He knelt for some time longer, watching the fish, before he resigned the hydroscope to me.
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The former was a hydroscope, who fell into convulsions whenever he passed over running water.
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