- stauroscope
- instrument for studying structure of crystals with polarised light
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
stauroscope
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Stauroscope — Stau ro*scope (st[add] r[ o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr. stayro s a cross + scope.] (Crystallog.) An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light vibration in sections of crystals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stauroscope — (entrée créée par le supplément) (stô ro sko p ) s. m. Instrument dans lequel on place les minéraux transparents à examiner : ceux qui laissent apercevoir une croix changeant, par la rotation, de couleur, d aspect, ou disparaissant, possèdent la… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
stauroscope — stau·ro·scope … English syllables
stauroscope — /ˈstɔrəskoʊp/ (say stawruhskohp) noun an optical instrument for determining the position of the planes of light vibration in sections of crystals. {Greek stauros cross + scope} …
stauroscope — … Useful english dictionary
stauroscopic — adjective see stauroscope * * * stauroscopˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑stauroscope … Useful english dictionary
Wolfgang Franz von Kobell — Wolfgang Xavier Franz Baron von Kobell (July 19, 1803 ndash; November 11, 1882) was a German mineralogist and writer of short stories and poems in Bavarian. He was born in Munich, Bavaria and died there.Having studied mineralogy in Landshut, he… … Wikipedia
σταυροσκόπιο — το, Ν πλακίδιο ορυκτού με το οποίο επιτυγχάνεται ο ακριβής προσδιορισμός τής κατασβεστικής γωνίας τών ορυκτών σε πολωτικό μικροσκόπιο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. stauroscope (< σταυρός + σκόπιο < σκόπος < σκέπτομαι)] … Dictionary of Greek
Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… … Phrontistery dictionary
scientific instruments — See panel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Types of scientific instrument include: absorptiometer barostat cathode ray oscilloscope centrifuge chronograph coherer collimator cryostat decoherer dephlegmator dipleidoscope electromyograph electrosonde eudiometer… … Useful english dictionary
