periscopic

[ per-uh-skop-ik ]

/ ˌpɛr əˈskɒp ɪk /

adjective

Optics. (of certain lenses in special microscopes, cameras, etc.) giving distinct vision obliquely, or all around, as well as, or instead of, in a direct line.

pertaining to periscopes or their use.

Words nearby periscopic

perirhizoclasia, perisalpingitis, perisalpinx, perisarc, periscope, periscopic, perish, perish the thought, perishable, perished, perishing

Sometimes per·i·scop·i·cal.

Origin of periscopic

1795–1805; < Greek periskop(eîn) to look about (see peri-, -scope) + -ic

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Examples from the Web for periscopic

Russ leaped from the chair and raced to the periscopic mirror.
Empire|Clifford Donald Simak
A pair of lenses thus equipped Dr. Wollaston called the periscopic microscope.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
A very useful form of lens was proposed by Dr. Wollaston, and called by him the Periscopic lens.
The Microscope|Andrew Ross
It didn't look like the periscopic eyes that those flying snakes had—looked more like a hexan eye, don't you think?
Spacehounds of IPC|Edward Elmer Smith

The periscopic gun sight and the controls were on a level with the operator's eyes.
The Airlords of Han|Philip Francis Nowlan

British Dictionary definitions for periscopic

periscopic

/ (ˌpɛrɪˈskɒpɪk) /

adjective

(of a lens) having a wide field of view

Derived forms of periscopic

periscopically, adverb

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Medicine definitions for periscopic

periscopic

[ pĕr′ĭ-skŏp′ĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or permitting the observation of objects from positions in or out of the direct line of sight.