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Definition: DIAPHANOSCOPE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Diaphanoscope" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Diaphanoscope \Di`a*phan"o*scope\, noun. [Greek expression transparent -scope.]. (references)

Definition: DIAPHANOSCOPE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DIAPHANOSCOPE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Diaphanoscope \Di`a*phan"o*scope\, noun. [Greek expression transparent -scope.]. (references)