metascope

\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌskōp\ noun

Etymology: meta- + -scope

1. : a telescope that produces on a fluorescent screen by means of infrared light visible images of objects in total darkness

2. : a device designed to locate the source of infrared rays by converting them to visible light

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/met"euh skohp'/, n.

a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.

[META- + -SCOPE]