periscopicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛrᵻˈskɒpɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈskɑpɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peri- prefix, -scopic comb. form.

Etymology: < peri- prefix + -scopic comb. form, after microscopic adj., telescopic adj., etc.

a. Of a lens, eyeglass, etc.: giving a wide field of view; spec. (of a lens) concavo-convex.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [adjective] > types of lenses

convex?a1560

planoconvex1665

concavo-convex1677

convexo-concave1693

strong1732

aplanatic1799

periscopic1803

omphaloptic1819

polyzonal1823

shallow1837

first-order1846

periscopical1846

orthoscopic1853

rectilinear1874

overcorrected1875

sphero-cylindrical1881

wide-aperture1882

afocal1887

apochromatic1887

anastigmatic1890

telecentric1892

photovisual1899

aspherical1922

aspheric1923

multifocal1928

plano1944

demagnifying1959

1803 W. H. Wollaston in Philos. Mag. 17 329 The opportunity afforded by these glasses of looking around at various objects..may not improperly be expressed by the name of Periscopic Spectacles.

1812 W. H. Wollaston in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 102 370 An improvement in the construction of the simple microscope, which may also be termed periscopic, as the object of it is to gain an extension of the field of view.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 461 These glasses are called Periscopic spectacles, from their affording the opportunity of looking round.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1668/2 Dr. Wollaston's periscopic lens for microscopes had two plano-convex lenses ground to the same radius, and between their plane surfaces a thin plate of metal with a circular aperture.

1890 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis x. 314 The periscopic eye-pieces..are very excellent.

1950 Afr. Affairs 49 63 Extinct animals, which include..a pig with periscopic eyes.

b. figurative. Comprehensive, broad. Cf. periscope n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive

largea1400

wide1534

capable1592

inclusive1604

comprehensive1614

all-comprehensive1650

complexive1654

diffused1658

comprehensional1673

perileptic1678

all-encompassing1805

unexcluding1822

widish1845

all-embracing1847

unexclusive1852

all-inclusive1858

broad1872

embracive1897

periscopic1912

wide-angle1932

umbrella1949

1912 Geogr. Jrnl. 40 363 Men who..make their mark in..large positions of administrative responsibility..are forced by the practical necessities of their work to take that periscopic standpoint.

1984 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 74 225 Her view is almost periscopic. In twelve chapters she examines ancient Hellenistic and Roman baths.

2. Related to, based on, or employing a periscope or its optical system.

ΚΠ

1916 Sci. Amer. 30 Dec. (Suppl.) 429/2 A periscopic gun-sight..enables guns to be laid behind cover.

1931 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 134 296 Mercury thermometers..were completely immersed in the thermostat and read by means of a periscopic device.

1957 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 61 375 Recently perfected techniques, such as air-photography, boring, and..periscopic photography.

1988 New Scientist 22 Sept. 54/2 A periscopic arrangement of mirrors, brings sunshine into the building's central atrium.

2003 Scotsman (Nexis) 8 Feb. 3 Steering the plane on a CL2 compass alone, backed up by dead reckoning and astro-fixes from a periscopic sextant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	periscopic
释义	periscopicadj. Brit. /ˌpɛrᵻˈskɒpɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈskɑpɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peri- prefix, -scopic comb. form. Etymology: < peri- prefix + -scopic comb. form, after microscopic adj., telescopic adj., etc. 1. a. Of a lens, eyeglass, etc.: giving a wide field of view; spec. (of a lens) concavo-convex. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [adjective] > types of lenses convex?a1560 planoconvex1665 concavo-convex1677 convexo-concave1693 strong1732 aplanatic1799 periscopic1803 omphaloptic1819 polyzonal1823 shallow1837 first-order1846 periscopical1846 orthoscopic1853 rectilinear1874 overcorrected1875 sphero-cylindrical1881 wide-aperture1882 afocal1887 apochromatic1887 anastigmatic1890 telecentric1892 photovisual1899 aspherical1922 aspheric1923 multifocal1928 plano1944 demagnifying1959 1803 W. H. Wollaston in Philos. Mag. 17 329 The opportunity afforded by these glasses of looking around at various objects..may not improperly be expressed by the name of Periscopic Spectacles. 1812 W. H. Wollaston in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 102 370 An improvement in the construction of the simple microscope, which may also be termed periscopic, as the object of it is to gain an extension of the field of view. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 461 These glasses are called Periscopic spectacles, from their affording the opportunity of looking round. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1668/2 Dr. Wollaston's periscopic lens for microscopes had two plano-convex lenses ground to the same radius, and between their plane surfaces a thin plate of metal with a circular aperture. 1890 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis x. 314 The periscopic eye-pieces..are very excellent. 1950 Afr. Affairs 49 63 Extinct animals, which include..a pig with periscopic eyes. b. figurative. Comprehensive, broad. Cf. periscope n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive largea1400 wide1534 capable1592 inclusive1604 comprehensive1614 all-comprehensive1650 complexive1654 diffused1658 comprehensional1673 perileptic1678 all-encompassing1805 unexcluding1822 widish1845 all-embracing1847 unexclusive1852 all-inclusive1858 broad1872 embracive1897 periscopic1912 wide-angle1932 umbrella1949 1912 Geogr. Jrnl. 40 363 Men who..make their mark in..large positions of administrative responsibility..are forced by the practical necessities of their work to take that periscopic standpoint. 1984 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 74 225 Her view is almost periscopic. In twelve chapters she examines ancient Hellenistic and Roman baths. 2. Related to, based on, or employing a periscope or its optical system. ΚΠ 1916 Sci. Amer. 30 Dec. (Suppl.) 429/2 A periscopic gun-sight..enables guns to be laid behind cover. 1931 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 134 296 Mercury thermometers..were completely immersed in the thermostat and read by means of a periscopic device. 1957 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 61 375 Recently perfected techniques, such as air-photography, boring, and..periscopic photography. 1988 New Scientist 22 Sept. 54/2 A periscopic arrangement of mirrors, brings sunshine into the building's central atrium. 2003 Scotsman (Nexis) 8 Feb. 3 Steering the plane on a CL2 compass alone, backed up by dead reckoning and astro-fixes from a periscopic sextant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1803
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