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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLYSCOPE

n.[Gr. many and to view. ] A glass which makes a single object appear as many.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYSCOPE

Pol "y *scope, n. Etym: [Gr. polyscope. ]

 

1. (Opt. )

 

Defn: A glass which makes a single object appear as many; a multiplying glass. Hutton.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: An apparatus for affording a view of the different cavities of the body.