"iriscope" meaning in All languages combined

See iriscope on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: iriscopes [plural]
Etymology: iris + -scope Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|iris|scope}} iris + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} iriscope (plural iriscopes)
  1. A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.
    Sense id: en-iriscope-en-noun-BHgHbjGV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 54 46
  2. A device used in iridology to photograph the eye and send the image to a computer.
    Sense id: en-iriscope-en-noun-7LriWX~C Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 54 46

Inflected forms

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