Definitions for nephoscope
nepho·scope

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1. nephoscopenoun

   a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds

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1. nephoscopenoun

   An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds.

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1. Nephoscope

   A nephoscope is a 19th-century instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of clouds, using transit-time measurement. This is different from a nephometer, which is an instrument used in measuring the amount of cloudiness.

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1. nephoscope

   A nephoscope is a medical instrument used in the field of urology, specifically in the treatment of kidney stones. It allows a surgeon to observe and operate inside the kidney by manipulating small instruments through a thin, tube-like device which is inserted through a small incision in the skin.

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1. Nephoscopenoun

   an instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity

2. Etymology: [Gr. ne`fos a cloud + -scope.]

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1. Nephoscope

   Nephoscope is an instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of clouds. There are several types of nephoscopes: ⁕the comb nephoscope developed by Besson; ⁕the mirror nephoscope developed by Finemann; ⁕the grid nephoscope, a variation on the comb modified by the Norwegians. Also a type of nephoscope was invented by Mikhail Pomortsev in 1894 in Russia. The nephoscope is used as a grid to measure the clouds.It is also used to find the movements of clouds.

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1. • Measuring Instrument

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How to pronounce nephoscope?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nephoscope in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nephoscope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nephoscope
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nephoscope
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephoscope
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nephoscope
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nephoscope
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nephoscope