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nightscope

Meaning of "nightscope" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHTSCOPE

ˈnaɪtˌskəʊp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHTSCOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nightscope 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 NIGHTSCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Night vision device

A night vision device is an optical instrument that allows images to be produced in levels of light approaching total darkness. They are most often used by the military and law enforcement agencies, but are available to civilian users. The term usually refers to a complete unit, including an image intensifier tube, a protective and generally water-resistant housing, and some type of mounting system. Many NVDs also include sacrificial lenses, IR illuminators, and telescopic lenses. Night vision devices were first used in World War II, and came into wide use during the Vietnam War. The technology has evolved greatly since their introduction, leading to several "generations" of night vision equipment with performance increasing and price decreasing. Another term is "night optical device" or NOD.

Definition of nightscope in the English dictionary

The definition of nightscope in the dictionary is an instrument aiding vision at extremely low light levels, originally developed for military use.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGHTSCOPE

bioscope · chronoscope · colposcope · endoscope · gyroscope · horoscope · kaleidoscope · laparoscope · laryngoscope · microscope · ophthalmoscope · oscilloscope · otoscope · periscope · rotoscope · spectroscope · stereoscope · stethoscope · stroboscope · telescope

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHTSCOPE

nightmare · nightmare scenario · nightmarish · nightmarishly · nightmarishness · nightmary · nightpiece · nightrider · nightriding · nights · nightshade · nightshirt · nightside · nightspot · nightstick · nightwalker · nightward · nightwatchman · nightwatchmen · nightwear

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHTSCOPE

arthroscope · astronomical telescope · borescope · colonoscope · compound microscope · confocal microscope · cope · cystoscope · diascope · electron microscope · fluoroscope · Hubble space telescope · Hubble telescope · kinescope · kinetoscope · mutoscope · phase-contrast microscope · polariscope · radio telescope · scanning electron microscope · scope

Synonyms and antonyms of nightscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nightscope» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF NIGHTSCOPE

Find out the translation of nightscope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nightscope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nightscope» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

nightscope
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

visor nocturno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nightscope
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

nightscope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nightscope
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Ночная
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Visão nocturna
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

nightscope
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

NightScope
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nightcope
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Night
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

nightscope
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

nightscope
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nightscope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nightscope
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

nightscope
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रात्रीची उंची
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

NightScope
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

NightScope
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Tryb nocny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічна
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

NightScope
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nightscope
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nightscope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nightscope
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

NIGHTSCOPE
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nightscope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTSCOPE»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHTSCOPE»

Discover the use of nightscope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nightscope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lazarus Drop
The nightscope showed figures, but I couldn't tell who belonged to us and who belonged to them. Then Beto grabbed my shoulder and it didn't matter any more. “Look!” he shouted. “On the roof!” I followed his pointing arm to the building which  ...
Paul Moomaw, 2012
2
The Wizard of Karres
One of the ex-soldiers, a former sergeant in the Imperial Naval Infantry, studied the place through his nightscope. Then, he offered the device to the awake Sedmon, while the clone in the car went through waking up with the help of a well -paid ...
Mercedes Lackey, 2004
3
LEAA Police Equipment Survey of 1972: Prepared for National ...
TABLE 14-2. Percentages of departments in each department type which said they would buy specified item of night vision equipment in the next 5 years1 Nightscope for Hand-held Department type Low-light rifle or nightscope lland- hcld level ...
Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory, 1977
4
Duane's Depressed: A Novel
“The rumor I heard is that you've got a sniper's rifle with a nightscope on it,” Jody replied. “The roughnecks figure that a man with a sniper's rifle and a nightscope might get the urge to use it some night when they're on their way to the rig.
Larry McMurtry, 2010
5
Law enforcement equipment technology: 4 : LEAA Police ...
Night Vision Scope suitable as rifle and hand scope Hand-held Passive Image Intensifier (Nightscope) not suitable for rifle mounting Hand-held Infrared Device not suitable for rifle mounting Low-Light Level (Closed Circuit) TV (operates under ...
‎1977
6
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
The Nightscope (Pocketscope) (Night Vision Aid) is a battery-operated, monocular, image-intensifier based on the principles of military binocular night viewing goggles. It picks up an image somewhat as does a tiny TV camera pickup tube.
‎1985
7
The Atlantis Legacy
“That's it,” Conrad said as he handed the nightscope to Yeats. They were crouched along the banks of the city's largest water channel, which flowed directly from the monument. “The Temple of the Water Bearer.” Yeats took a look. “That's not ...
Thomas Greanias, 2009
8
Waiting for Better Times
I took out the binoculars, nightscope, knife, camera, and water and lined them up so I could find them in the dark. Immediately I heard the owl, who had doubtless come to see if I scared out any mice. There was surprisingly little activity that I ...
Conor Ciaran
9
A License to Kill: Israeli Operations Against "wanted" and ...
The way it worked in practice, however, was that the group of six waited with a rifle fitted with a nightscope. The minute the masked people appeared, the sniper was supposed to shoot. I guess the sniper was told to shoot directly at the legs, ...
‎1993
10
CSI In Extremis
Mialkovsky focused the nightscope on the one small and indistinct figure that appeared to be giving instructions to the others. It wasn't possible to distinguish one person from another at this distance, even if they hadn't all been dressed alike in ...
Ken Goddard, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHTSCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nightscope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tijuana, LA, and Border Crossings with Contemporary Art
In his “Nightscope Series” (2000–2003), Louis Hock captures nocturnal images of illegal crossings in nightvision green. Clay Gibson, "Likely" ... «Hyperallergic, Mar 15»
2
Clarence Gomery claims entrapment in alleged murder-for-hire case
“How does this become a valid defense once the defendant provides money for Mr. Fisher to buy the fancy pants gun with a nightscope on it ... «UpNorthLive.com, Dec 14»
3
The Walking Dead Recap With Spoilers: Four Walls And A Roof
She hears a noise and looks through the nightscope of her rifle. She sees someone run into the woods, but a walker suddenly appears in front ... «Comicbook.com, Oct 14»
4
The road to war, and catastrophe, for a three-man Army squad
He rode next to Wilson, spinning the Bradley's turret and peering through a nightscope for possible targets that would loom in his gunsight as ... «Boston Globe, Oct 14»
5
Motorcycle – Moose Crash on Anthony Henday Northwest
The moose left the scene of the accident but a moose was spotted later by Air One using the see through the dark nightscope. It appeared to be ... «iNews880.com, Aug 14»
6
Police groups jump at chance for military surplus
A nightscope, Heltzel said, “looked like what I used in Vietnam.” A gunfire simulator that Heltzel thought would be an audio system for police ... «Washington Times, Jun 14»
7
Police officer safety or surplus zeal: Military equipment spurs debate
A nightscope, Heltzel said, "looked like what I used in Vietnam." A gunfire simulator that Heltzel thought would be an audio system for police ... «Journal and Courier, Jun 14»
8
Is this a real RoboCop?
The Nightscope K5 is also fully autonomous. It runs around on its own as we said before, uses the LIDAR to map the area and then it's on ... «CNET, Dec 13»
9
Leopards: 21st Century Cats, BBC One, review
The final 20 minutes of the documentary had rather too much Blair Witch nightscope footage for my liking. And at times it was rather hammy, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 13»
10
Almanac: The first train robbery in the US
... freight train theft remains a problem. In 1995 Scott Pelley showed us nightscope footage of thieves at work in the deserts of the Southwest. «CBS News, May 13»
REFERENCE
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