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单词 periscopic
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Definition of periscopic in English:

periscopic

adjective pɛrɪˈskɒpɪkˌpɛrəˈskɑpɪk
  • 1Relating to a periscope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the armoured shutter is in place the driver uses a periscopic sight.
    • The commander has a periscopic day sight, a television monitor displaying the image from the gunner's thermal sight and six unity vision periscopes.
    • The test pilots found the double-slot flaps and quick-release engine cowlings most admirable but, oddly, armament was only briefly checked out and one of the things they did not like was the periscopic system for the twin turrets.
    • The commander's cupola in the centre of the vehicle is equipped with five periscopic sights which give 360° vision.
    1. 1.1 (of a lens or an optical instrument) giving a wide field of view.
      a periscopic sextant
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The equipment projected the image of the sun through a periscopic lens and reflected it on a sheet of paper.
      • The plane's captain added to the error by steering the plane on compass alone, backed up by dead reckoning and astro-fixes from a periscopic sextant.
      • Station equipment includes handy refueling controls, a wide viewing window facing the aft ‘customer’ position and additional periscopic viewing arrangements for traffic management.
      • A telescopic view from the outside and a periscopic view from the inside permit, as expressed by Walter Benjamin, ‘telescoping the past with the present’, allowing the viewer to peer at the old buildings through that spyglass.
      • For targets at less than 1,000 meters, the missile can be guided by eye; for longer ranges, the 8x magnifying periscopic sight must be used.

Derivatives

  • periscopically

  • adverb
 
 

Definition of periscopic in US English:

periscopic

adjectiveˌpɛrəˈskɑpɪkˌperəˈskäpik
  • 1Relating to a periscope.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The commander's cupola in the centre of the vehicle is equipped with five periscopic sights which give 360° vision.
    • The commander has a periscopic day sight, a television monitor displaying the image from the gunner's thermal sight and six unity vision periscopes.
    • When the armoured shutter is in place the driver uses a periscopic sight.
    • The test pilots found the double-slot flaps and quick-release engine cowlings most admirable but, oddly, armament was only briefly checked out and one of the things they did not like was the periscopic system for the twin turrets.
    1. 1.1 (of a lens or an optical instrument) giving a wide field of view.
      a periscopic sextant
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For targets at less than 1,000 meters, the missile can be guided by eye; for longer ranges, the 8x magnifying periscopic sight must be used.
      • A telescopic view from the outside and a periscopic view from the inside permit, as expressed by Walter Benjamin, ‘telescoping the past with the present’, allowing the viewer to peer at the old buildings through that spyglass.
      • The plane's captain added to the error by steering the plane on compass alone, backed up by dead reckoning and astro-fixes from a periscopic sextant.
      • Station equipment includes handy refueling controls, a wide viewing window facing the aft ‘customer’ position and additional periscopic viewing arrangements for traffic management.
      • The equipment projected the image of the sun through a periscopic lens and reflected it on a sheet of paper.
 
 
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