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