chromatoscope

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noun

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.

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

nounchromatoscope (plural chromatoscopes)

plural chromatoscopes

  1. historicalA 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  3. Englishchromato-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  7. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  8. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  10. Englishchromatoscope

From chromato- + -scope.

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APA

chromatoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatoscope

MLA

“chromatoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatoscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromatoscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatoscope.

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