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conoscope

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[koh-nuh-skohp, kon-uh-] / ˈkoʊ nəˌskoʊp, ˈkɒn ə- /

noun

Optics.

  1. a polarizing microscope for giving interference figures and for determining the principal axis of a crystal.

Other Word Forms

  • conoscopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of conoscope

< Greek kôno ( s ) cone + -scope

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