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Teinoscope

Tei′no-scope

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] to extend +
-scope
.]
(Physics)
An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished; – called also
prism telescope
.
Sir D. Brewster.

Definition 2024


teinoscope

teinoscope

English

Noun

teinoscope (plural teinoscopes)

  1. An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished

Synonyms

  • prism telescope

References

  • teinoscope in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913