SINCE 1828
scopic
adjective
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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