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PRONUNCIATION OF HYDROSCOPE

hydroscope  [ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYDROSCOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hydroscope is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYDROSCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hydroscope

The word hydroscope is used to mean any of several instruments related to water. One kind is an instrument for seeing below the surface of water, such as a long tube fitted with various lenses so arranged that objects lying at the bottom can be reflected upon a screen on the deck of the ship that carries it. Despite common belief Hypatia did not invent the hydroscope. Although others do believe that Hypatia did help other inventors to built the instrument.

Definition of hydroscope in the English dictionary

The definition of hydroscope in the dictionary is any instrument for making observations of underwater objects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYDROSCOPE


arthroscope
ˈɑːθrəˌskəʊp
bioscope
ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp
bronchoscope
ˈbrɒŋkəˌskəʊp
chronoscope
ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp
CinemaScope
ˈsɪnɪməˌskəʊp
colposcope
ˈkɒlpəˌskəʊp
diascope
ˈdaɪəˌskəʊp
gyroscope
ˈdʒaɪrəˌskəʊp
horoscope
ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp
kaleidoscope
kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp
laparoscope
ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp
laryngoscope
ləˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp
microscope
ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp
ophthalmoscope
ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp
oscilloscope
ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp
rotoscope
ˈrəʊtəˌskəʊp
spectroscope
ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp
stereoscope
ˈstɛrɪəˌskəʊp
stethoscope
ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp
stroboscope
ˈstrəʊbəˌskəʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYDROSCOPE

hydroquinone
hydroscopic
hydroscopical
hydrosere
hydroski
hydrosol
hydrosolic
hydrosoma
hydrosomal
hydrosomata
hydrosomatous
hydrosome
hydrospace
hydrosphere
hydrospheric
hydrostat
hydrostatic
hydrostatic balance
hydrostatic pressure
hydrostatical

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYDROSCOPE

astronomical telescope
borescope
compound microscope
confocal microscope
cope
cystoscope
electron microscope
endoscope
fluoroscope
Hubble space telescope
Hubble telescope
kinescope
kinetoscope
mutoscope
otoscope
periscope
polariscope
radio telescope
scanning electron microscope
scope
telescope

Synonyms and antonyms of hydroscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hydroscope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYDROSCOPE

Find out the translation of hydroscope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hydroscope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hydroscope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hydroscope
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hidroscopio
570 millions of speakers

English

hydroscope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hydroscope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منظار الماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гидроскоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hydroscope
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hydroscope
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hydroscope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hidroskop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hydroscope
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hydroscope
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hydroscope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hydroscope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hydroscope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளிமண்டல ஈரங்காட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायड्रोस्कोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hidroskop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idroscopio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hydroscope
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гідроскоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hydroscope
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hydroscope
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hydroscope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hydroscope
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hydroscope
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hydroscope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROSCOPE»

The term «hydroscope» is normally little used and occupies the 134.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROSCOPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hydroscope» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hydroscope» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hydroscope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYDROSCOPE»

Discover the use of hydroscope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hydroscope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hydroscope
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The word hydroscope is used to mean any of several instruments related to water.
Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster, 2011
2
Nondestructive, Noninvasive Assessment of Underground Pipelines
Field trials with Hydroscope's tubular RFEC NDE for cast- and ductile- iron water mains have been conducted since 1994. The large amount of data gathered over the years has generated a high degree of correlation between measured and ...
Michael Dingus, Jennifer Haven, Russell Austin, 2002
3
The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching, with a ...
... Lettre sur le prétendu hydroscope [Letter on the so-called hydroscope ( Parangue)]: Le Mercure de France, July 2, pp. 169-173. 1772. Sauri, Abbe, L' hydroscope et le ventriloque [The hydroscope and the ventriloquist], Amsterdam and Paris.
Arthur Jackson Ellis, 1917
4
The Annual Review and History of Literature
This apparatus is named a Hydroscope. Another machine, contrived by the author for measuring time, is to be connected with the above : in its improved form, described in the appendix, it consists of two glass funnels (of a foot across, and of ...
‎1809
5
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
The Viscount's method rests on a machine which may be called art improved log, but to which he has giv:n the less vulgar name of an Hydroscope. In its essential parts, it consists of a globe, which is to be immersed at the stern of the ship ; this ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1810
6
The Annual review and history of literature, A. Aiken ed
This apparatus is named a Hydroscope. Another machine, contrived by the author for measuring time, is to be connected with the above : in its improved form, described in the appendix, it consists of two glass funnels (of a foot across, and of ...
Arthur Aikin, 1809
7
The Monthly Review
On this method, the Viscount relies for a good dead reckbning ; and he certainly has obtained and stated the testimony of Dr. Mackay in favour of the superiority of his hydroscope over the common log. The Board of Longitude, we apprehend, ...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1810
8
Retrospect of Philosophical, Mechanical, Chemical, and ...
... consequently, the distance that the ship has run during the same period. The variation in the ship's rate or velocity is plso pointed out on another dial-plate, on the side of the hydroscope. When the instrument is used merely as a time-keeper,  ...
‎1810
9
The Ravens of Solemano Or the Order of the Mysterious Men in ...
There was something about a tunnel and a wealthy woman, Something about a hydroscope . . . “Was it the hydroscope?” she asked. “No, the real article!” cried Lucy. “The real article?” Faye tried to remember what else was in the paper.
Eden Unger Bowditch, 2013
10
The Yellow Sign and Other Stories: The Complete Weird Tales ...
Brown had lugged the pneumatic raft down to the shore where he was now pumping it full: I followed with the paddles, pole, and hydroscope. When the raft had been pumped up and was afloat, we carried the reel of gossamer piano-wire  ...
Robert W. Chambers, S. T. Joshi, 2000

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYDROSCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hydroscope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hypatia Research Group Announces “Customer Identity …
Hypatia of Alexandria (c.370-415 AD), invented several scientific devices–the astrolabe, plane-sphere, and hydroscope (hydrometer). «PR Web, Mar 15»
2
The First Female Astronomer
In some, he asks for her advice on the design of scientific instruments, such as a hydroscope (used to determine density of fluids) and an ... «Huffington Post, Jul 14»
3
Expert rues deterioration in Japanese cuisine
The kelp is harvested by using a device to see under water, called a hydroscope, to peer at the ocean floor attached to a pole which is twisted ... «Khaleej Times, Aug 13»
4
Stabbing Snails at the Bottom of the Sea 【You, Me, And A Tanuki】
From the safety of a boat, fishermen use a hydroscope to peer into the water to search for sea creatures. Once they have spotted one, tools ... «ROCKETNEWS24, Sep 12»

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