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opeidoscope (medicine)


opeidoscope
<instrument, physics> An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the Other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.

Origin: Gr, voice + form + -scope.

Source: Websters Dictionary


overbid (oh)



[I + for] to offer too high a price for something, especially at an auction
[I and T] to offer more than the value of your cards in a card game such as bridge