hy|dro|scope

hy|dro|scope
hy|dro|scope «HY druh skohp», noun.
1. an optical apparatus that enables the observer to view objects below the surface of the sea.
2. an ancient device that measured the lapse of time by the sinking of water in a graduated tube perforated at the bottom.

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