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periscope
noun
peri·scope
ˈper-ə-ˌskōp 
: a tubular optical instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer obtains an otherwise obstructed field of view
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Videos and pictures released by Elephant Nature Park near the northern city of Chiang Mai show elephants wading through belly-deep floodwaters, the tips of their noses poking like periscopes out of the murky deluge.
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Nat Sumon, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
This was mainly intended to confuse the view from a periscope.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s a triple camera setup located on the rear that consists of a 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide, and a 12-megapixel periscope camera.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 Sep. 2024
Apple debuted a folding periscope lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max last year and will be bringing this to the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max this year.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
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Nat Sumon, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
This was mainly intended to confuse the view from a periscope.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s a triple camera setup located on the rear that consists of a 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide, and a 12-megapixel periscope camera.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 Sep. 2024
Apple debuted a folding periscope lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max last year and will be bringing this to the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max this year.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Periscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periscope. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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periscope
noun
peri·scope
ˈper-ə-ˌskōp
: an instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer (as on a submerged submarine) can get a view that would otherwise be blocked
periscopic
adjective
ˌper-ə-ˈskäp-ik
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