Scop - Word Root - Membean

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scop

see

Usage

• arthroscopic

  of a special type of endoscope used to examine and treat joints

• colonoscopy

  visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum

• episcopal

  of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church

• gyroscope

  rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

• horoscope

  a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets

• kaleidoscope

  a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

• microscope

  magnifier of the image of small objects

• microscopic

  of or relating to or used in microscopy

• periscope

  an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field

• scope

  an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

• spectroscope

  an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis

• stethoscope

  a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

• telescope

  crush together or collapse

• telescopic

  visible only with a telescope

• telescoping

  Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of sections or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, telescoping tripod legs; a telescoping table, etc.; -- a term replacing the formerly used telescope.

Related Word Roots

• spec

  see, look at, observe

• spect

  see, observe, look, watch over

• spic

  see, observe, look, watch over

• spit

  see, observe, look, watch over

• vey

  see, look at

• vid

  see, take care

• view

  see, perceive

• vis

  see, look at, observe

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