otheoscope
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō, “push”) + -scope.
Noun
editotheoscope (plural otheoscopes)
- An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.
- 2008, William Hodson Brock, William Crookes (1832-1919) and the Commercialization of Science:
- In a generous gesture that soon turned sour, Crookes allowed Gimingham to make otheoscopes in his spare time and make a profit on them by selling them […]