fiberscope

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noun

a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas

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

nounfiberscope (plural fiberscopes)

plural fiberscopes · alternative fibrescope

  1. USa flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas

Origin

  1. Englishfiber
  2. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  5. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  6. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  7. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  8. Englishfiberscope

From fiber + -scope.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fibrescope
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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