melanoscope

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noun

A device made from colored glass, designed so that only medium red tints of light can pass through.

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Meanings

nounmelanoscope (plural melanoscopes)

plural melanoscopes

  1. historicalA device made from colored glass, designed so that only medium red tints of light can pass through.

Origin

melano- + -scope

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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