alethoscope
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -scope.
Noun edit
alethoscope (plural alethoscopes)
- (historical) An instrument, invented in the 1860s, for viewing magnified pictures 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".
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “alethoscope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.