synchroscope

[ sing-kruh-skohp ]

/ ˈsɪŋ krəˌskoʊp /

noun

an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.

Words nearby synchroscope

synchronous motor, synchronous orbit, synchronous rotation, synchronous speed, synchrony, synchroscope, synchrotron, synchrotron radiation, synchysis, synchysis scintillans, synclastic

Also synchronoscope.

Origin of synchroscope

synchro- + -scope

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British Dictionary definitions for synchroscope

synchroscope

synchronoscope (sɪŋˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp)

/ (ˈsɪŋkrəˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous

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