periscope
/ˈpeɹəsˌkəʊp/PEH-ruh-skohp
/ˈpɛɹəsˌkoʊp/PEH-ruh-skohp
Meaninga looking around
Common meaning: a tube with mirrors for seeing over an obstacle
- periaround
- scopeto look at closely, watchLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1402 · scan
‘around’ + ‘to look at closely, watch’ → periscope
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek σκοπέω ‘to look at closely, watch’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry σκοπέω, p. 1402 · dictionary scan
Roots
- σκοπέω Greek “to look at closely, watch”
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