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Definition of Periscope
1. Noun. An optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field.
Definition of Periscope
1. n. A general or comprehensive view.
Definition of Periscope
1. Noun. A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) : A general or comprehensive view. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Periscope
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Periscope
1. A general or comprehensive view. Origin: Pref. Peri- + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periscope
Literary usage of Periscope
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1887)
"periscope. Monthly Report on the Progress of Therapeutics, by WM. ... Occasional
periscope of the Diseases of Children, by CHARLES E. UNDERBILL, MB, . ,. ..."
2. The Medico-chirurgical Review (1825)
"Previously to the establishment of our periscope, a very large and ... To bear
upon this branch of medical literature, therefore, the periscope was ..."
3. Science Experiments for Young Learnersby Jill Norris by Jill Norris (2000)
"Make the periscope. • Cut a viewing hole near the bottom of one end of the cardboard
... Look through the periscope to see around corners or over objects. ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"successive observations will probably be taken at intervals of about one minute,
the period of time that the periscope is exposed diminishing gradually to ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1838)
"QUARTERLY periscope. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. ANATOMY. "This arrangement may be seen
after raising the nerve from the crus cerebri, either by tearing its ..."
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