Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digiscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: digis-cope
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A digital camera coupled with an optical telescope for the recording of distant images.

noun

A photograph taken with such a device.

verb

To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with an optical telescope.

Example Sentences

"The rubber at the eyepiece outer lens is soft and pliable, making it difficult for my digiscopes to firmly grip it and, hence, take pictures."
"The only known photographic evidence available is a series of extremely poor quality digiscopes I took on the morning of 21 October."

Etymology

Blend of digital + telescope.

Inflected Forms

digiscopes (plural) digiscopes (present, singular) digiscoping (participle, present) digiscoped (participle, past) digiscoped (past)

Questions

What does digiscope mean?: A digital camera coupled with an optical telescope for the recording of distant images.
Where does digiscope come from?: Blend of digital + telescope.

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