periscopic

[ per-uh-skop-ik ]

adjective
  1. Optics. (of certain lenses in special microscopes, cameras, etc.) giving distinct vision obliquely, or all around, as well as, or instead of, in a direct line.

  2. pertaining to periscopes or their use.

Origin of periscopic

1
1795–1805; <Greek periskop(eîn) to look about (see peri-, -scope) + -ic
  • Sometimes per·i·scop·i·cal .

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How to use periscopic in a sentence

  • A pair of lenses thus equipped Dr. Wollaston called the periscopic microscope.

  • It didn't look like the periscopic eyes that those flying snakes had—looked more like a hexan eye, don't you think?

    Spacehounds of IPC | Edward Elmer Smith
  • The periscopic gun sight and the controls were on a level with the operator's eyes.

    The Airlords of Han | Philip Francis Nowlan
  • A very useful form of lens was proposed by Dr. Wollaston, and called by him the periscopic lens.

    The Microscope | Andrew Ross
  • Mr. Shelton, do you know anything about these periscopic binoculars?

    The Island Pharisees | John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for periscopic

periscopic

/ (ˌpɛrɪˈskɒpɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of a lens) having a wide field of view

Derived forms of periscopic

  • periscopically, adverb

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