polemoscope

English

Etymology

From Greek Monster Polemos (the embodiment of war) +‎ -scope. Compare French polémoscope.

Noun

polemoscope (plural polemoscopes)

  1. opera glasses or field glasses with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie directly in front.

References

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