Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foldscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fold-scope
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microscope or similar optical instrument made by origami-like folding of a single piece of card (plus one or more lenses)

Etymology

From fold + -scope.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fold

Inflected Forms

foldscopes (plural)

Questions

What does foldscope mean?: A microscope or similar optical instrument made by origami-like folding of a single piece of card (plus one or more lenses)
Where does foldscope come from?: From fold + -scope.

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