"reflectoscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reflectoscopes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reflectoscope (plural reflectoscopes)
  1. A device for ultrasonic testing that works by timing the reflections of high-frequency vibrations.
    Sense id: en-reflectoscope-en-noun-pLH~5S5N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40
  2. (historical) An early projector for displaying enlarged images by reflection. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-reflectoscope-en-noun-1GgEVQhH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reflectoscopic, reflectoscopy

Inflected forms

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