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单词 autoscope
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Definition of autoscope in English:

autoscope

noun ˈɔːtə(ʊ)skəʊp
  • 1An auto-ophthalmoscope or autolaryngoscope; (also) a laryngoscope through which the larynx can be seen directly (as opposed to by a mirror) (now historical).

  • 2An object or device used as an indicator of psychic or parapsychological processes or phenomena. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Late 19th century. From auto- + -scope, in sense 1 perhaps partly as shortening of autolaryngoscope, and partly as shortening of auto-ophthalmoscope. Compare French autoscope, German Autoskop.

Definition of autoscope in US English:

autoscope

nounˈɔːtə(ʊ)skəʊp
  • 1An auto-ophthalmoscope or autolaryngoscope; (also) a laryngoscope through which the larynx can be seen directly (as opposed to by a mirror) (now historical).

  • 2An object or device used as an indicator of psychic or parapsychological processes or phenomena. Now historical and rare.

Origin

Late 19th century. From auto- + -scope, in sense 1 perhaps partly as shortening of autolaryngoscope, and partly as shortening of auto-ophthalmoscope. Compare French autoscope, German Autoskop.

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