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hydroscopicity
hy·dro·scope
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ˈhaɪ
drəˌskoʊp
/
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-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
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hy·dro·scop·ic
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ɪk
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hy·dro·scop·i·cal,
adjective
hy·dro·sco·pic·i·ty
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skoʊˈpɪs
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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