periscopic
Americanadjective
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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.
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pertaining to periscopes or their use.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of periscopic
1795–1805; < Greek periskop ( eîn ) to look about ( see peri-, -scope) + -ic
Example Sentences
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Apple’s patent application includes a movable mirror inside a periscopic device featuring zoom lens elements.
From Forbes • Feb. 16, 2015
Even on a clear day the maximum periscopic range of a submarine's vision is only five nautical miles.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was watching a periscopic instrument that connected with the bridge dome by means of a tube, a flat mirror in front of him showing all points of the compass.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Bates, Harry
Mr. Shelton, do you know anything about these periscopic binoculars?" said Mrs. Dennant's voice; "they're splendid for buildin's, but buildin's are so disappointin'.
From The Island Pharisees by Galsworthy, John
A pair of lenses thus equipped Dr. Wollaston called the periscopic microscope.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Williams, Henry Smith
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