periscope
noun
- a periscopic lens
- an optical instrument consisting of a tube holding a system of lenses and mirrors or prisms, so arranged that a person looking through the eyepiece at one end can see objects reflected at the other end: used on submerged submarines, etc.
See periscope in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pĕrˈĭ-skōpˌ)
noun Any of various tubular optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms, to permit observation from a position displaced from a direct line of sight.
Related Forms:
- perˌi·scopˈic (-skŏpˈĭk), perˌi·scopˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
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