Words that rhyme with microscope

• bioscope 0
  n 1: a South African movie theater 2: a kind of early movie projector
• bronchoscope 0
  n 1: a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes
• chronoscope 0
  n 1: an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
• cope 0
  n 1: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: header, coping, cope] 2: a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions v 1: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage]
• dope 0
  n 1: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane] 2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead] 3: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) [syn: cola, dope] 4: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: dope, poop, the skinny, low-down] v 1: take drugs to improve one's athletic performance 2: add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties; "The resistors have been doped" 3: give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race" [syn: dope, dope up]
• electroscope 0
  n 1: measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
• endoscope 0
  n 1: a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
• epidiascope 0
  n 1: an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects
• fluoroscope 0
  n 1: an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation [syn: fluoroscope, roentgenoscope]
• gyroscope 0
  n 1: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction [syn: gyroscope, gyro]
• horoscope 0
  n 1: a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets 2: a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
• hygroscope 0
  n 1: hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere
• kaleidoscope 0
  n 1: a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes 2: an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
• kinescope 0
  n 1: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen [syn: kinescope, picture tube, television tube]
• laryngoscope 0
  n 1: a medical instrument for examining the larynx
• ophthalmoscope 0
  n 1: medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
• oscilloscope 0
  n 1: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO]
• periscope 0
  n 1: an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
• spectroscope 0
  n 1: an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis [syn: spectroscope, prism spectroscope]
• stereoscope 0
  n 1: an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
• stethoscope 0
  n 1: a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
• stroboscope 0
  n 1: scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: stroboscope, strobe, strobe light]
• telescope 0
  n 1: a magnifier of images of distant objects [syn: telescope, scope] v 1: crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" 2: make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"
• auriscope 0
  n 1: medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) [syn: otoscope, auriscope, auroscope]
• gastroscope 0
  n 1: a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach
• otoscope 0
  n 1: medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) [syn: otoscope, auriscope, auroscope]
• proctoscope 0
  n 1: an endoscope for examining the rectum
• rhinoscope 0
  n 1: medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)
• laparoscope 0
  n 1: a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
• polariscope 0
  n 1: an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: polarimeter, polariscope]
• episcope 0
• hagioscope 0
• riflescope 0
• stereomicroscope 0
• cystoscope 0
• diascope 0
• seismoscope 0
• snooperscope 0
• statoscope 0

See also microscope definition