Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyscope
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lens that has multiple facets and forms multiple images.

noun

A device for viewing the cavities of the body.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English scope English polyscope From poly- + scope.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

polyscopes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyscopic

Synonyms

multiplying glass

Questions

What does polyscope mean?: A lens that has multiple facets and forms multiple images.
Where does polyscope come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English scope English polyscope From poly- + scope.

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