"pseudoscope" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudoscope on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pseudoscope.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pseudoscopes [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + -scope Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pseudo|scope}} pseudo- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudoscope (plural pseudoscopes)
  1. (optics) An optical instrument that reverses perception of depth. Categories (topical): Optics Derived forms: pseudoscopic, pseudoscopically

Inflected forms

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