- scotoscope
- instrument for detecting objects in darkness
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
scotoscope
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Scotoscope — Sco to*scope (? or ?), n. [Gr. sko tos darkness + scope.] An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light. [Obs.] Pepys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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