stauroscope

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noun

An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.

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Meanings

nounstauroscope (plural stauroscopes)

plural stauroscopes

  1. chemistryAn optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.

Origin

From stauro- + -scope.

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Translations

French stauroscope
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Russian ставроскоп
  • ставроскоп (stavroskop)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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