Meanings
nounskiascopy (countable and uncountable, plural skiascopies)
plural skiascopies
- countableuncountableretinoscopy
Origin
- Ancient Greekσκιά“shadow”
- Englishskiascopy
From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -scopy.
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Finnish skiaskopia
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German Skiaskopie
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Italian schiascopia
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Romanian schiascopie
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APA
skiascopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiascopy
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“skiascopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiascopy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skiascopy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiascopy.
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