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scop·ic | \ ˈskäpik \
Definition of scopic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : visual a scopic method of illustrating a scientific principle
2 : having a wide scope : comprehensive a scopic subject as the theory of photography— L. E. Varden
-scopic
adjective combining form-scop·ic | \ ¦skäpik, -pēk \
Definition of -scopic (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : looking in a (specified) direction
basiscopic
2 : viewing or observing
orthoscopic nooscopic
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