"bioscope" meaning in English

See bioscope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bioscopes [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + -scope. Modern use in South Africa is under the influence of Afrikaans bioskoop. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bio|scope}} bio- + -scope, {{cog|af|bioskoop}} Afrikaans bioskoop Head templates: {{en-noun}} bioscope (plural bioscopes)
  1. An early form of movie projector Translations (an early form of movie projector): बायस्कोप (bāyaskop) [masculine] (Hindi), bioskop [masculine] (Polish), bioscópio [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bioscope-en-noun-VsCzuQT2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'an early form of movie projector': 84 16
  2. (South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Pakistan, dated) A cinema or movie theatre. Tags: Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, South-Africa, dated
    Sense id: en-bioscope-en-noun-aVw-81Rv Categories (other): Bruneian English, Indian English, Indonesian English, Malaysian English, Myanmar English, Pakistani English, Singapore English, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, English terms suffixed with -scope, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bioscopy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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