aeroscope

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noun

A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.

OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

nounaeroscope (plural aeroscopes)

plural aeroscopes

  1. A device used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis.
  2. A type of compressed air camera for making films, constructed by Polish inventor Kazimierz Prószyński in 1909

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  10. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  13. Englishaeroscope

From aero- + -scope.

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Translations

Catalan aeroscopi
  • aeroscopidevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
French aéroscope
  • aéroscopedevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
Italian aeroscopio
  • aeroscopiodevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
Polish aeroskop, aeroskop
  • aeroskopdevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
  • aeroskopcompressed air camera
Portuguese aeroscópio
  • aeroscópiodevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
Romanian aeroscop
  • aeroscopdevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
Spanish aeroscopio
  • aeroscopiodevice used to collect dust particles, spores etc from the air for subsequent analysis
Cite this entry
APA

aeroscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroscope

MLA

“aeroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeroscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeroscope.

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