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fluoroscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-ro-scope
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.

Archaic

noun

A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.

verb

To examine with a fluoroscope.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From fluoro- + -scope, originally after German Fluorescop.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluoroscopes (plural) fluoroscopes (present, singular) fluoroscoping (participle, present) fluoroscoped (participle, past) fluoroscoped (past)

Derived Forms

autofluoroscope fluoroscopic fluoroscopy videofluoroscope

Synonyms

roentgenoscope

Questions

What does fluoroscope mean?
A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.
Where does fluoroscope come from?
It is traced to German.

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