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borescope

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[bawr-skohp, bohr-] / ˈbɔrˌskoʊp, ˈboʊr- /

noun

Optics.

  1. an instrument using optical fibers for the visual inspection of narrow cavities, as the bore of a gun.

Etymology

Origin of borescope

First recorded in 1955–60; bore 2 + -scope

Example Sentences

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The detail in these checks has to be seen to be believed, right down to borescope inspections of wheel bearings.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2019

As workers were snaking a flexible borescope camera through inaccessible areas of the plane, they spotted a pair of pliers underneath the instrument panel.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2016

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