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Webster 1913 Edition


Nauscopy

Naus′co-py

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ναῦσ
ship +
-scopy
: cf. F.
nauscopie
.]
(Naut.)
The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances.

Definition 2024


nauscopy

nauscopy

English

Noun

nauscopy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.