photoscope
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of various instruments employed for the observation of light, luminous effects, or photographs.
Example Sentences
- "Herr Korzel, without the knowledge of the postal authorities, connected his photoscope to a telephone, and had the central office connect him with a business friend in Potsdam, who likewise was provided with a photoscope."
- "On another occasion a physician who was present at a demonstration of the photoscope wrote the following concerning an appendicectomy performed by Dr. Marshall W. McDuffie : - " From the moment the anesthesia was begun until the patient was ready to be removed to the ward, every movement of the surgeon and his assistants was plainly visible."
- "By means of this photoscope, which is so simple that a child can operate it, any picture of about post-card size is magnified and thrown upon the screen, the colors and other details being fairly well reflected."
- "There cried Collin, and sure enough, there were live viruses just big enough to be seen with the image taken at the highest power the photoscope could go to of .001 microns."