snooperscope

[ snoo-per-skohp ]

noun
  1. a device that displays on a fluorescent screen reflected infrared radiation, enabling the user to see objects obscured by darkness.

Origin of snooperscope

1
1945–50; snooper + -scope

Words Nearby snooperscope

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British Dictionary definitions for snooperscope

snooperscope

/ (ˈsnuːpəˌskəʊp) /


noun
  1. military, US an instrument that enables the user to see objects in the dark by illuminating the object with infrared radiation and converting the reflected radiation to a visual image

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