| 释义 |
snooperscope|ˈsnuːpəskəʊp|
[f. snooper + -scope; cf. sniperscope.]
A device which converts infra-red radiation to a visible image; esp. a pair of such devices fitted together and worn on the head to provide binocular vision in the dark.
1946Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Va.) 16 Apr. 2/1 The snooperscope can be used over a special helmet. It weighs from six to seven pounds, and looks like something out of this world. Ibid., The snooperscope had another use. With one on his noggin, a jeep or truck driver could go barrelling down the road to the front without lights. 1955Sci. News Let. 7 May 295/3 A modified snooperscope is being used to ‘see’ through silicon crystals, spotting imperfections produced in manufacturing transistors, rectifiers and other semi-conducting devices. 1962Appl. Physics Lett. I. 91/2 We looked at the diode output through a ‘snooperscope’ and above the threshold observed a very intense and narrow beam [of infrared radiation] radiating from the junction region. 1972J. Mills Report to Commissioner 227 Hanson says why not darken the floor and watch the elevator with snooperscopes. |