Etymology

nauscopy

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Today it means: The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ναῦς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromναῦς“ship”
  2. English todaynauscopy

From Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) + -scopy.

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