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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”).
Suffix
-scope
- Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
Derived terms
- bioscope
- bronchoscope
- chronoscope
- colonoscope
- coloscope
- colposcope
- cryoscope
- cystoscope
- electroscope
- endoscope
- epidiascope
- fetoscope
- fiberscope
- fluoroscope
- galvanoscope
- gastroscope
- gyroscope
- hagioscope
- horoscope
- hydroscope
- hygroscope
- iconoscope
- kaleidoscope
- kinescope
- laparoscope
- laryngoscope
- microscope
- ophthalmoscope
- oscilloscope
- otoscope
- periscope
- pharyngoscope
- phonoscope
- photomicroscope
- polariscope
- proctoscope
- radarscope
- resectoscope
- retinoscope
- riflescope
- roentgenoscope
- seismoscope
- sigmoidoscope
- skiascope
- spectrohelioscope
- spectroscope
- spinthariscope
- statoscope
- stereomicroscope
- stereoscope
- stethoscope
- stroboscope
- tachistoscope
- telescope
- telestereoscope
- telethermoscope
- ultramicroscope
- urethroscope
- zymoscope
Related terms
Translations
suffix to name viewing instruments
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-scope m (noun-forming suffix, plural -scopes)
Derived terms
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