cycloscope

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noun

A machine for measuring the velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine.

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

nouncycloscope (plural cycloscopes)

plural cycloscopes

  1. A machine for measuring the velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. Englishcyclo-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  19. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  20. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  21. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  22. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  23. Englishcycloscope

From cyclo- + -scope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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