Meanings
nounradarscope (plural radarscopes)
plural radarscopes
- An oscilloscope used as the viewing screen of a radar system.
Origin
- Englishradiotelegraphyclip.
- Englishradio
- Latindētēctiō
- Englishdetection
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Proto-Germanic*andi
- Old Englishand
- Middle Englishand
- Englishand
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
- Proto-Celtic*reketi
- Gaulish*rekosbor.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
- Proto-Germanic*rankaz
- Frankish*rankbor.?
- Vulgar Latin*rencus
- Old Frenchreng
- Old Frenchrengier
- Middle Englishrengen
- Englishrange
- Englishranging
- EnglishRADAR
- Englishradar
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishradarscope
From radar + -scope.
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APA
radarscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radarscope
MLA
“radarscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radarscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radarscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radarscope.
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