"sideroscope" meaning in English

See sideroscope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sideroscopes [plural]
Etymology: sidero- + -scope Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sidero|scope}} sidero- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} sideroscope (plural sideroscopes)
  1. An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles. Categories (topical): Electromagnetism, Iron

Inflected forms

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