hydroscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
  2. A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.

Word forms

hydroscope hydroscopes

Etymology

From hydro- + -scope.

Related words

hydroscopy
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