otheoscope

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noun

An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.

OriginAncient Greek ὠθέω →
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Meanings

nounotheoscope (plural otheoscopes)

plural otheoscopes

  1. An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.

    In a generous gesture that soon turned sour, Crookes allowed Gimingham to make otheoscopes in his spare time and make a profit on them by selling them […]

    2008, William Hodson Brock, William Crookes (1832-1919) and the Commercialization of Science

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὠθέω“push”
  2. Englishotheoscope

From Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “push”) + -scope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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