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Chromatoscope
Chromatoscope Chro"ma*to*scope`, n. [Gr. ?, ?, color +
-scope.] (Astron.)
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate
eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star,
instead of a point; -- used in studying the scintillation of
the stars.
Haematoscope
Haematoscope H[ae]m"a*to*scope`, n.
A h[ae]moscope.
kinetoscopeCinematograph Cin`e*mat"o*graph, n. [Gr. ?, ?, motion +
-graph.]
1. A machine, combining magic lantern and kinetoscope
features, for projecting on a screen a series of pictures,
moved rapidly (25 to 50 a second) and intermittently
before an objective lens, and producing by persistence of
vision the illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture
machine; also, any of several other machines or devices
producing moving pictorial effects. Other common names for
the cinematograph are animatograph, biograph,
bioscope, electrograph, electroscope,
kinematograph, kinetoscope, veriscope, vitagraph,
vitascope, zo["o]gyroscope, zo["o]praxiscope, etc. Kinetoscope
Kinetoscope Ki*ne"to*scope, n.
A machine, for the production of animated pictures, in which
a film carrying successive instantaneous views of a moving
scene travels uniformly through the field of a magnifying
glass. The observer sees each picture, momentarily, through a
slit in a revolving disk, and these glimpses, blended by
persistence of vision, give the impression of continuous
motion.
Lactoscope
Lactoscope Lac"to*scope, n. [L. lac, lactis + scope.]
An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in
milk by ascertaining its relative opacity.
Meatoscope
Meatoscope Me*at"o*scope, n. [Meatus + -scope.] (Med.)
A speculum for examining a natural passage, as the urethra.
Mutoscope
Mutoscope Mu"to*scope, n. [L. mutare to change + -scope.]
A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series
of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are
printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel.
The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one
after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of
motion.
Otoscope
Otoscope O"to*scope, n. [Oto- + -scope.]
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
Otoscopeic
Otoscopeic O`to*scope"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.
Otoscopy
Otoscopy O*tos"co*py, n. (Med.)
The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.
Pantoscopic
Pantoscopic Pan`to*scop"ic, a. [Panto- + -scope + -ic.]
Literally, seeing everything; -- a term applied to eyeglasses
or spectacles divided into two segments, the upper being
designed for distant vision, the lower for vision of near
objects.
Phenakistoscope
Phenakistoscope Phen`a*kis"to*scope, n. [Gr. ? a deceiver +
-scope.]
A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative
attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the
appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal
leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the
successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often
arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.
Photoscope
Photoscope Pho"to*scope, n. [Photo- + -scope.] (Physics)
Anything employed for the observation of light or luminous
effects.
Photoscopic
Photoscopic Pho`to*scop"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to the photoscope or its uses.
Scotoscope
Scotoscope Sco"to*scope (? or ?), n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness +
-scope.]
An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a
faint light. [Obs.] --Pepys.
Stomatoscope
Stomatoscope Stom"a*to*scope, n. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth + -scope.]
(Med.)
An apparatus for examining the interior of the mouth.
Tachistoscope
Tachistoscope Ta*chis"to*scope, n. [Gr. ?, superl. of ? swift
+ -scope.] (Physiol.)
An apparatus for exposing briefly to view a screen bearing
letters or figures. It is used in studying the range of
attention, or the power of distinguishing separate objects in
a single impression.
Meaning of TOSCO from wikipedia
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Tosco may
refer to:
Tosco,
synonym of Toscano,
meaning "from Tuscany".
Tosco (grape),
another name for the
Italian wine
grape Uva
Tosca Appennino Tosco-Emiliano...
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Tosco (from "The Oil
Shale Corporation") was an
independent US
based petroleum refining and
marketing corporation based in Stamford, Connecticut. It was...
- Agustín
Gringo Tosco (May 22, 1930 –
November 5, 1975) was an
Argentine union leader,
member of the CGT de los
Argentinos and an
important parti****nt...
- band's
early champions.
Consisting of teen
siblings Hannah, Justin, and Nick
Tosco, the band was
signed to
Maverick Records.
Justin was lead
vocalist and guitarist...
-
recent classification,
Tosco (2003), has
informed later approaches. It and two more
recent classifications are as follows:
Tosco (2000, East Cu****ic revised...
-
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
National Park is a state-held
natural preserve in
Northern and
central Italy,
located in the
heart of an area
noted for natural...
- The
TOSCO II
process is an
above ground retorting technology for
shale oil extraction,
which uses fine
particles of oil
shale that are
heated in a rotating...
- use in
refining and
marketing operations to
Tosco. Four
years later,
Phillips Petroleum purchased Tosco along with the 76
brand in 2001.
Phillips merged...
- subject–object–verb. The
classification of the
language is
obscure (Sava &
Tosco 2015). Oral
history of the
Ongota tells that they
originated from a number...
-
delightfully humorous and
caustic satire on the rule of the many by the few".
Tosco Fyvel,
writing in
Tribune on the same day,
called the book "a
gentle satire...
