periscopism
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]periscopism (uncountable)
- Periscopic vision, covering a wide field without changing the direction of the optical axis.
- 1877, Sir Norman Lockyer, Nature, volume 16, page 151:
- The purpose of the structure is to give periscopism to the eye.