sideroscope

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noun

An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles.

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Meanings

nounsideroscope (plural sideroscopes)

plural sideroscopes

  1. historicalAn instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly of magnetic needles.

Origin

From sidero- + -scope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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