n. [ Pref. peri- + -scope. ] A general or comprehensive view. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An optical instrument of tubular shape containing an arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above the surface of the water. [ PJC ]
English-Thai: NECTEC'sLexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]NECTEC Lexitron Dictionary EN-TH
n. [ Pref. peri- + -scope. ] A general or comprehensive view. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An optical instrument of tubular shape containing an arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above the surface of the water. [ PJC ]