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hydroscopic
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Hydroscopic
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hy·dro·scope
/
ˈhaɪ
drəˌskoʊp
/
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[
hahy
-dr
uh
-skohp
]
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noun
an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
Origin:
1670–80;
hydro-
1
+
-scope
Related forms
hy·dro·scop·ic
/
ˌhaɪ
drəˈskɒp
ɪk
/
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[
hahy-dr
uh
-
skop
-ik
]
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,
hy·dro·scop·i·cal,
adjective
hy·dro·sco·pic·i·ty
/
ˌhaɪ
drə
skoʊˈpɪs
ɪ
ti
/
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[
hahy-dr
uh
-skoh-
pis
-i-tee
]
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,
noun
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hydroscope
(ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp)
—
n
any instrument for making observations of underwater objects
hydroscopic
—
adj
hydro'scopical
—
adj
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hydroscope
(ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp)
—
n
any instrument for making observations of underwater objects
hydroscopic
—
adj
hydro'scopical
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Example sentences
Yet, there apparently is no such word as
hydroscopic
.
All core binders shall be non-
hydroscopic
and non-wicking dielectric material or be rendered such by the filling compound.
It is non-volatile, non-
hydroscopic
, but only slightly soluble in water.
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