sciopticon

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noun

A kind of magic lantern.

Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounsciopticon (plural sciopticons)

plural sciopticons

  1. historicalA kind of magic lantern.

Origin

From scio- (“shadow”) + Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). Compare scioptic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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