Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centroscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tro-scope
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device for controlling the visual stimulation of the eye.

Example Sentences

"Inverse occlusion and a red filter are used and repeated Visuscope checks made to determine the state of fixation. The centroscope is found to be a useful device as an adjunct to orthoptic and pleoptic treatments."
"If the fixation is wavering, especially when receiving the horizontal afterimage with the centroscope a thin pointer is used by the child to touch the fixation spot."
"During cementing, the cementing centroscope is used to unify the inclination of the optical and mechanical axis."

Etymology

From centro- + -scope.

Inflected Forms

centroscopes (plural)

Derived Forms

centroscopic centroscopy

Questions

What does centroscope mean?: A device for controlling the visual stimulation of the eye.
Where does centroscope come from?: From centro- + -scope.

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