alethoscope

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: stethoscope, lithoscope

Antonyms: stethoscope, lithoscope

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} An [[instrument]], invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified [[picture]]s by means of a single [[lens]] inside a box. By varying the intensity of the light, the same picture can be shown as "daytime" or "nighttime".

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.