slovo | definícia |
periscope (encz) | periscope,periskop n: luke |
Periscope (gcide) | Periscope \Per"i*scope\, n. [Pref. peri- + -scope.]
A general or comprehensive view. [archaic]
[1913 Webster]
2. An optical instrument of tubular shape containing an
arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a
person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as
beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above
the surface of the water.
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periscope (wn) | periscope
n 1: an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise
obstructed field |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Periscope (gcide) | Periscope \Per"i*scope\, n. [Pref. peri- + -scope.]
A general or comprehensive view. [archaic]
[1913 Webster]
2. An optical instrument of tubular shape containing an
arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a
person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as
beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above
the surface of the water.
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