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单词 scioptric
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Definition of scioptric in English:

scioptric

(also scioptrick)
adjective sʌɪˈɒptrɪk
  • Relating to observation in shade or the dark. Chiefly (now only) in "scioptric ball"noun a ball of wood with a hole made through the centre in which a lens or pair of lenses is placed, as used in a camera obscura. Now historical.

noun sʌɪˈɒptrɪk
  • A camera obscura employing a scioptric ball. Usually in plural Now historical.

Origin

Late 17th century. From scio- + -optric. Compare scioptic, scioptic.

 
 

Definition of scioptric in US English:

scioptric

(also scioptrick)
adjectivesʌɪˈɒptrɪk
  • Relating to observation in shade or the dark. Chiefly (now only) in "scioptric ball"noun a ball of wood with a hole made through the centre in which a lens or pair of lenses is placed, as used in a camera obscura. Now historical.

nounsʌɪˈɒptrɪk
  • A camera obscura employing a scioptric ball. Usually in plural Now historical.

Origin

Late 17th century. From scio- + -optric. Compare scioptic, scioptic.

 
 
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