"fibrescope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fibrescopes [plural]
Etymology: fibre + -scope Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fibre|scope}} fibre + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} fibrescope (plural fibrescopes)
  1. (British) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas Wikipedia link: fibrescope Tags: British Synonyms: fiberscope [US] Related terms: boroscope
    Sense id: en-fibrescope-en-noun-RxSN~G0z Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scope

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