hydroscope

[ hahy-druh-skohp ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəˌskoʊp /

noun

an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.

Words nearby hydroscope

hydrorrhea, hydrorrhea gravidarum, hydros., hydrosalpinx, hydrosarcocele, hydroscope, hydroseed, hydrosere, hydroski, hydrosol, hydrosoma

Origin of hydroscope

First recorded in 1670–80; hydro-¹ + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM hydroscope

hy·dro·scop·ic

[hahy-druh-skop-ik] /ˌhaɪ drəˈskɒp ɪk/, hy·dro·scop·i·cal, adjectivehy·dro·sco·pic·i·ty

[hahy-druh-skoh-pis-i-tee] /ˌhaɪ drə skoʊˈpɪs ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hydroscopic

hydroscope

/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp) /

noun

any instrument for making observations of underwater objects

Derived forms of hydroscope

hydroscopic (ˌhaɪdrəˈskɒpɪk) or hydroscopical, adjective

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