conoscope

[ koh-nuh-skohp, kon-uh- ]

noun

, Optics.

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

Other Words From

• co·no·scop·ic [koh-n, uh, -, skop, -ik, kon-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conoscope¹

< Greek kôno ( s ) cone + -scope