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Meaning of "stauroscope" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STAUROSCOPE

From Greek stauros a cross + -scope.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STAUROSCOPE

stauroscope  [ˈstɔːrəˌskəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAUROSCOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stauroscope 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 STAUROSCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stauroscope

A stauroscope is an optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals. The word comes from Greek for cross + scope. It was invented by Wolfgang Franz von Kobell in 1855.

Definition of stauroscope in the English dictionary

The definition of stauroscope in the dictionary is an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAUROSCOPE


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 STAUROSCOPE

staumrel
staun
staunch
staunchable
stauncher
staunchless
staunchly
staunchness
staurolite
staurolitic
stauroscopic
stauroscopically
Stavanger
stave
stave off
staves
stavesacre
staving
Stavropol
stavudine

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAUROSCOPE

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 stauroscope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stauroscope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAUROSCOPE

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

Translator English - Chinese

stauroscope
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stauroscope
570 millions of speakers

English

stauroscope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stauroscope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stauroscope
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stauroscope
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stauroscope
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stauroscope
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stauroscope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stauroskop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stauroscope
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stauroscope
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stauroscope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stauroscope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stauroscope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stauroscope
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॉरोस्कोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stauroscope
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stauroscope
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stauroscope
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

stauroscope
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stauroscope
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

stauroscope
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stauroscope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stauroscope
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stauroscope
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stauroscope

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAUROSCOPE»

The term «stauroscope» is normally little used and occupies the 140.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAUROSCOPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stauroscope» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stauroscope» 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 stauroscope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAUROSCOPE»

Discover the use of stauroscope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stauroscope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Radio
The Angular- View Stauroscope is another important adjunct in the quartz crystal plant. It is used to determine the X direction in wafers so they may be diced correctly and the Z and X direction in wafers and blanks so they may be properly  ...
‎1945
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Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical and physical ...
It is only necessary to place the stauroscope or microscope in front of the exit slit, so that the mirror usually carried by either of the instruments mentioned receives the line of monochromatic light at such an angle as to reflect it up along the axis ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), 1895
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
It is only necessary to place the stauroscope or microscope in front of the exit slit, so that the mirror usually carried by either of the instruments mentioned receives the line of monochromatic light at such an angle as to reflect it up along the axis ...
‎1895
4
The American Mineralogist
the blank or wafer in the angular-view stauroscope, by means of which the optic axis direction, indicated by an arrowhead, and the direction of the electric axis, indicated by a line, are identified. This stauroscope pre- orientation permits setting ...
Walter Fred Hunt, 1945
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The American journal of science
If the face p is adjusted in the stauroscope with the sides aa, the cross stands normal ; a proof that the crystallization is not triclinic. The measurements could be made only by the reflection of candle light with the use of the lens. The melting ...
‎1858
6
The American Journal of Science and Arts
Also at Marietta, Ga., by Rev. Geo. White, Dr. Smith, J. E. Shelton, Esq., and many others, whose observation I find on comparison agree substantially with my own. 3. On a combination of the Stauroscope and Compound Microscope proposed ...
‎1855
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Catalogue of the Special Loan Collection of Scientific ...
The aim of the measurements is to determine the refractive indices of the two rays of opposite circular polarisation, propagated with unequal velocityalong the optical axis of the quartz. 872. Stauroscope, according to the design of F. von Kobell ...
Anon, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR, 2011
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Biographical Memoirs
... busy noting phenomena, and divining new laws and principles; and the results of these observations were continually coming to light in papers in the American Journal of Science and Arts. Now he was experimenting with the stauroscope ...
‎1909
9
Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging
OPTICAL T&E (Continued) Primary Object Term Secondary Term Polari scope Pseudoscope Scotoscope Spectroscope Stauroscope Teinoscope Telescope Tertiary Term Notes Spectrophotometer Polarimeter Spectrograph Spectrometer  ...
Paul Bourcier, Ruby Rogers, Nomenclature Committee, 2010
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The American Journal of Science
side of the medial line. The apparent angle between the two axial planes, measured in the usual way, was found to be 31° for blue and 25° for red. The true angles corresponding to these, obtained with the stauroscope, are 16° and 11° ...
‎1877

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAUROSCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stauroscope is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tuesday Terribles: The Huntresses (2014)
The three girls are bounty hunters who are tasked with tracking a royal envoy in possession of a stauroscope, which they must ensure gets back into the hands ... «Green Tea Graffiti, May 15»
2
Photonics Advances in the 'Land of Ideas'
Photonics Advances in the 'Land of Ideas'. Justine Murphy, Contributing Editor, Justine.murphy@photonics.com. The Abbe refractometer. The stauroscope. «Photonics.com, Mar 15»
3
The Huntresses
The man behind the ambush is the ambitious noble Kim Ja-heon (Choi Seong-min) who plans to use the stauroscope to do a deal with the Qing and establish ... «Film Business Asia, Aug 14»
4
Hong Kong Film Review: 'The Huntresses'
A wild goose chase ensues, leading the protags to uncover the scheme of court minister Kim Ja-hoon (Choi Seong-min) to sell the Joseon king's stauroscope, ... «Variety, Apr 14»
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Из английского языка слово «овчина» уже выпало
... торговец некоторыми видами химических продуктов', stauroscope – 'ставроскоп, поляризационный прибор для кристаллооптических измерений', ... «Радио Азаттык, Aug 11»
6
Disappearing words: wittol, drysalter, and alienism
... charabanc, a motor coach. The 'stauroscope', an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light, is also no longer used. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stauroscope [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stauroscope>. May 2024 ».
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