bioscope

[ bahy-uh-skohp ]

/ ˈbaɪ əˌskoʊp /

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noun

an early form of motion-picture projector, used about 1900.

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Origin of bioscope

First recorded in 1895–1900; bio- + -scope

Words nearby bioscope

biorhythm, biorhythmics, BIOS, biosafety, bioscience, bioscope, bioscopy, bio-security, biosensor, biosimilar, -biosis

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How to use bioscope in a sentence

As the lights went down for the bioscope, the idea of reconciliation that springs from fat cheery hearts overwhelmed him.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
There was a bioscope, of course; there is always a bioscope; we had found one even in the tiny town of Medan, in Sumatra.
Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
So this is the kind of bioscope the master wanted me to see!
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Little sir, I see you found the second bioscope to your liking.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

An electric light plant was seen here; also bioscope theaters.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

British Dictionary definitions for bioscope

bioscope

/ (ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a kind of early film projector

a South African word for cinema

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