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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅scope

  [i-lek-truh-skohp]
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–noun
a device for detecting the presence and determining the sign of electric charges by means of electrostatic attraction and repulsion, often between two pieces of gold leaf enclosed in a glass-walled chamber.
Origin:
1815–25; electro- + -scope

Related forms:
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅scop⋅ic  [i-lek-truh-skop-ik] , adjective
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e·lec·tro·scope   (ĭ-lěk'trə-skōp')   
n.  An instrument used to detect the presence, sign, and in some configurations the magnitude of an electric charge by the mutual attraction or repulsion of metal foils or pith balls.
e·lec'tro·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: elec·tro·scope
Pronunciation: i-'lek-tr&-"skOp
Function: noun
: any of various instruments for detecting the presence of anelectric charge on a body, for determining whether the charge is positive or negative, or for indicating and measuring intensity of radiation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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