PERISCOPE


Meaning of PERISCOPE in English

/per"euh skohp'/ , n.

1. an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used esp. in submarines.

2. a periscopic lens.

[ 1815-25; back formation from PERISCOPIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .