hydroscope
[ hahy-druh-skohp ]
noun
an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
Origin of hydroscope
1Other words from hydroscope
- hy·dro·scop·ic [hahy-druh-skop-ik], /ˌhaɪ drəˈskɒp ɪk/, hy·dro·scop·i·cal, adjective
- hy·dro·sco·pic·i·ty [hahy-druh-skoh-pis-i-tee], /ˌhaɪ drə skoʊˈpɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use hydroscope in a sentence
He knelt for some time longer, watching the fish, before he resigned the hydroscope to me.
Police!!! | Robert W. ChambersThe former was a hydroscope, who fell into convulsions whenever he passed over running water.
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British Dictionary definitions for hydroscope
hydroscope
/ (ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp) /
noun
any instrument for making observations of underwater objects
Derived forms of hydroscope
- hydroscopic (ˌhaɪdrəˈskɒpɪk) or hydroscopical, adjective
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