Periscope

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various tubular optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms, to permit observation from a position displaced from a direct line of sight.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.
  • n. : A general or comprehensive view.
  • v. To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A general or comprehensive view.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A general view or comprehensive summary. [Rare.]
  • n. 2. An instrument by which objects in a horizontal view may be seen through a vertical tube.
  • n. in photography, a photographic lens having a wide angle (90° or more).
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  • n. an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    optical instrument   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    polariscope   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    'scope    binocular    microscope    eyepiece    spectroscope   
     
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