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periscope Definition


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periscope
noun
    1. optics.
      A system of prisms or mirrors that enables the user to view objects that are above eye-level or obscured by a closer object, used in submarines, military tanks, etc.
Derivative: periscopic
adj
    Etymology: 19c: from Greek periskopeein to look around.



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