"stauroscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stauroscopes [plural]
Etymology: stauro- + -scope Etymology templates: {{confix|en|stauro|scope}} stauro- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} stauroscope (plural stauroscopes)
  1. (crystallography) An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals. Categories (topical): Crystallography

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