单词 | hyposcope |
释义 | > as lemmashyposcope hyposcope n. Brit. /ˈhʌɪpə(ʊ)skəʊp/ , U.S. /ˈhaɪpəˌskoʊp/ [-scope comb. form, after periscope n.] Military a form of periscope for attachment to a rifle or for use as a hand instrument.ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > periscope (at sea) > periscope (on land) periscope1899 hyposcope1902 trenchoscope1915 trench periscope1915 trenchscope1915 1902 Daily Chron. 16 July 9/1 The ‘Hyposcope’ competition..the peculiarity of which is that, by an optical contrivance, the marksman, completely under cover, may fire round a corner, so to speak, at an enemy. 1915 Illustr. London News 20 Feb. 236/1 A trench-periscope (or, to give it its correct name, a hyposcope)... The Hyposcope is on the principle of the camera-obscura. < as lemmas |
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