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-scopy — [skə pē] [Gr skopia < skopein: see SCOPE] combining form forming nouns examination; observation [bioscopy] … English World dictionary
-scopy — comb. form indicating viewing or observation, usu. with an instrument ending in scope (microscopy). * * * skəpē, pi noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Greek skopia, from skopein to view + ia y more at spy : viewing, e … Useful english dictionary
-scopy — noun combining form Etymology: Greek skopia, from skeptesthai viewing ; observation < spectroscopy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-scopy — An action or activity involving the use of in instrument for viewing. [G. skopeo, to view] * * * [Gr. skopein to examine] a word termination denoting the act of examining … Medical dictionary
-scopy — combining form indicating observation or examination: microscopy. Origin from Gk skopia observation , from skopein examine, look at … English new terms dictionary
-scopy — (G). Observation … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
-scopy — sco·py … English syllables
-scopy — aff. a combining form meaning “examination,” measurement” (radioscopy), also forming abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in scope (spectroscopy; telescopy) • Etymology: < Gk skopía watching … From formal English to slang
-scopy — a word element for forming abstract action nouns related to scope, as in telescopy. {Greek skopia, literally, watching. See scope} …
scopy — … Useful english dictionary
