‖n. [ L., an asterisk. See Asterisk. ] (Anat.) The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auris ear + scalpere to scrape. ] An earpick. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auris + -scope. ] (Med.) An instrument for examining the condition of the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.
Syn. -- subfamily Bassariscidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk.
Syn. -- genus Bassariscus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ NL. Centriscus (r. Gr. &unr_; a kind of fish) + -oid. ] (Zool.) Allied to, or resembling, the genus Centriscus, of which the bellows fish is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Iris + -scope. ] A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. jurisconsultus; jus, juris, right + consulere, consultum, to consult: cf. F. jurisconsulte. ] (Law) A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Sp. See Morris the dance. ] Moresque. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. morisco Moorish. ] A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; peri` around + &unr_; shadow: cf. F. périscien. ] Having the shadow moving all around. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL. See Periscian. ] Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

a. [ Cf. F. périscopique. ] Viewing all around, or on all sides. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. of or relating to a periscope{ 2 }. [ 1913 Webster ]

Periscopic spectacles (Opt.), spectacles having concavo-convex or convexo-concave lenses with a considerable curvature corresponding to that of the eye, to increase the distinctness of objects viewed obliquely. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Polar + -scope. ] (Opt.) An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the polariscope; obtained by the use of a polariscope; as, polariscopic observations. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Opt.) The art or rocess of making observations with the polariscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Priscillian, bishop of Avila in Spain, in the fourth century, who mixed various elements of Gnosticism and Manicheism with Christianity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. spinqari`s spark + -scope. ] A small instrument containing a minute particle of a radium compound mounted in front of a fluorescent screen and viewed with magnifying lenses. The tiny flashes produced by the continual bombardment of the screen by the α rays are thus rendered visible. -- Spin*thar`i*scop"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; far off + E. polariscope. ] (Opt.) A polariscope arranged to be attached to a telescope. Lockyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called from Variscia in Germany. ] (Min.) An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina. [ 1913 Webster ]