See Also: Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl(encyclopedia)
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Stanhope (iou)



Stanhope noun1. E19.
[Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), English politician and scientist.]
Used attrib. to designate devices invented by Stanhope.
Stanhope lens a lens of small diameter with two convex faces of different radii, enclosed in a metal tube. Stanhope press an iron hand printing-press, exerting pressure by means of a screw to which a system of levers adds progressively increasing power.