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1. (n.) periscope
an optical instrument for viewing objects in an obstructed field of vision, consisting of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usu., lenses: used esp. in submarines.
Etymology: (1815–25; back formation from periscopic)
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| Definition of 'periscope' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) periscope
an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) periscope
a general or comprehensive view
2. (noun) periscope
an optical instrument of tubular shape containing an arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above the surface of the water
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Sense: a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.
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 Afrikaans: periskoop |
 Arabic: بيرسكوب: مِنْظار الغَوّاص |
 Bulgarian: перископ |
 Brazilian: periscópio |
 Czech: periskop |
 German: das Periskop |
 Danish: periskop |
 Greek: περισκόπιο |
 Spanish: periscopio |
 Estonian: periskoop |
 Farsi: پریسکوپ |
 Finnish: periskooppi |
 French: périscope |
 Hebrew: פֶּרִיסקוֹפ |
 Hindi: परिदर्शक |
 Croatian: periskop |
 Hungarian: periszkóp |
 Indonesian: periskop |
 Icelandic: sjónpípa, hringsjá |
 Italian: periscopio |
 Japanese: 潜望鏡 |
 Korean: 잠망경 |
 Lithuanian: periskopas |
 Latvian: periskops |
 Malay: periskop |
 Dutch: periscoop |
 Norwegian: periskop |
 Polish: peryskop |
 Persian: پریسکوپ |
 Pashto: يوډول اله ده چې داوبتل او |
 Portuguese: periscópio |
 Romanian: periscop |
 Russian: перископ |
 Slovak: periskop |
 Slovenian: periskop |
 Serbian: periskop |
 Swedish: periskop |
 Thai: กล้องส่องดูเหนือผิวน้ำของ |
 Turkish: periskop |
 Taiwanese: 潛望鏡 |
 Ukrainian: перископ |
 Urdu: بالابين، پيري اسکوپ |
 Vietnamese: kính tiềm vọng/ kính viễn |
 Chinese: 潜望镜 |
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