"hydroscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hydroscopes [plural]
Etymology: hydro- + -scope Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hydro|scope}} hydro- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} hydroscope (plural hydroscopes)
  1. A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
    Sense id: en-hydroscope-en-noun-TEEeq~rU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 45 55
  2. (historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-hydroscope-en-noun-JtQSNVBe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hydro-, English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hydro-: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hydroscopy

Inflected forms

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