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electroscope

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. electroscope (noun)
  2. Lauritsen electroscope (noun)

elec·tro·scope

noun \i-ˈlek-trə-ˌskōp\

Definition of ELECTROSCOPE

: any of various instruments for detecting the presence of an electric charge on a body, for determining whether the charge is positive or negative, or for indicating and measuring intensity of radiation
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Origin of ELECTROSCOPE

probably from French électroscope
First Known Use: 1810

Rhymes with ELECTROSCOPE

Cape of Good Hope, colonoscope, hagioscope, heliotrope, hope against hope, kaleidoscope, oscilloscope, pay envelope, stereoscope

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