conoscopy

Meaning

Noun

Optical technique to make observations of a transparent specimen in a cone of converging rays of light.

Origin

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (konos) "cone, spinning top, pine cone" and σκοπέω (skopeo) "examine, inspect, look to or into, consider".

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