Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diascope

/ˈdaɪəskəʊp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-as-cope
IPA: /ˈdaɪəskəʊp/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A projector used for projecting transparencies.

noun

a slide viewer, a device for looking at small transparent images.

noun

A flat piece of glass or transparent plastic, used to examine lesions in the skin

Example Sentences

"The diascope test pattern reference for automatic setup is a transparency (Figure 3), built into all TK47B lenses."
"When it is used to project a slide then at serves as a diascope."
"The diascope passes light through the two-dimensional object (such as a photographic transparency, slide, or film) and uses a converging projection lens to form an enlarged image on a distant screen."
"The diascope (a flat piece of glass) was used to press out the blood and expose the apple-jelly points of marginal growth."

Etymology

From dia- + -scope.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dia

Inflected Forms

diascopes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce diascope?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪəskəʊp/.
What does diascope mean?: A projector used for projecting transparencies.
Where does diascope come from?: From dia- + -scope.

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