odoroscopen.

Brit.

/ˈəʊd(ə)rəskəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈoʊdərəˌskoʊp/

Forms: 1800s odorscope, 1800s– odoroscope, 1900s– odourscope.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: odour n.; Latin odōr- , odor , -o- connective, -scope comb. form.

Etymology: < odour n. (see forms at that entry) or its etymon classical Latin odōr-, odor odour n. + -o- connective + -scope comb. form. Compare French odoroscopie procedure by which odours are analysed (1889 in Littré).In form odourscope after odour n.

Now historical.

An instrument or device for analysing odours.Apparently a variant of the tasimeter, the odoroscope's invention is usually attributed to Thomas Edison, but there is no evidence that it was ever patented by him.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > study or measurement of > means of study or measurement of

odophone1885

olfactometer1889

odoroscope1890

odorimeter1898

olfactorium1950

1890 Cent. Dict. Odorscope, odoroscope, an apparatus for testing effluvia or odors, devised by Edison.

1894 W. K. L. Dickson & A. Dickson Life & Inventions T. A. Edison vii. 114 The conditions relating to the registration of moisture belong properly to the province of the odoroscope,..so named primarily from its ability to measure odors inappreciable to the unaided senses.

1910 F. L. Dyer & T. C. Martin Edison, his Life & Inventions II. xxiii. 574 The product of Edison's brain may be divided into three classes... The second includes devices like the tasimeter, phonomotor, odoroscope, etc.

1991 New Scientist 5 Oct. 27/1 Here he [sc. Edison] and his team..invented a huge number of products for industrial use, such as the tasimeter and odourscope.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odoroscope
释义	odoroscopen. Brit. /ˈəʊd(ə)rəskəʊp/, U.S. /ˈoʊdərəˌskoʊp/ Forms: 1800s odorscope, 1800s– odoroscope, 1900s– odourscope. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: odour n.; Latin odōr- , odor , -o- connective, -scope comb. form. Etymology: < odour n. (see forms at that entry) or its etymon classical Latin odōr-, odor odour n. + -o- connective + -scope comb. form. Compare French odoroscopie procedure by which odours are analysed (1889 in Littré).In form odourscope after odour n. Now historical. An instrument or device for analysing odours.Apparently a variant of the tasimeter, the odoroscope's invention is usually attributed to Thomas Edison, but there is no evidence that it was ever patented by him. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > study or measurement of > means of study or measurement of odophone1885 olfactometer1889 odoroscope1890 odorimeter1898 olfactorium1950 1890 Cent. Dict. Odorscope, odoroscope, an apparatus for testing effluvia or odors, devised by Edison. 1894 W. K. L. Dickson & A. Dickson Life & Inventions T. A. Edison vii. 114 The conditions relating to the registration of moisture belong properly to the province of the odoroscope,..so named primarily from its ability to measure odors inappreciable to the unaided senses. 1910 F. L. Dyer & T. C. Martin Edison, his Life & Inventions II. xxiii. 574 The product of Edison's brain may be divided into three classes... The second includes devices like the tasimeter, phonomotor, odoroscope, etc. 1991 New Scientist 5 Oct. 27/1 Here he [sc. Edison] and his team..invented a huge number of products for industrial use, such as the tasimeter and odourscope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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