(a) Astronomy a telescope whose tube is filled with water, used esp. to investigate aberration of light (see aberration, n. 4) and the propagation…
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > water glass (4) water telescope1782 (a) Astronomy a telescope whose tube is filled with water, used esp. to investigate aberration of light (see aberration, n. 4) and the propagation… water glass1804 An instrument for making observations beneath the surface of water, consisting of a container or tube with a transparent bottom; = water telescope n.… sponge-glass1885 a device for discovering sponges at the bottom of the sea. sea-glass1895 †(a) isinglass; (b) (see quot. 1895). |
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