Definition for Periscope:

• 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.

Synonyms for Periscope:

• n.

  •
  • telescopic,
  • opera glasses.
  •artifact (noun)
  • periscope.
  •finder (noun)
  • gunsight,
  • viewfinder,
  • telescopic sight,
  • homing device,
  • bombsight,
  • radar,
  • sonars,
  • finders,
  • sight,
  • periscopes,
  • sonar,
  • viewfinders.
  •optical instrument (noun)
  • concave lens,
  • eyeglass,
  • camera,
  • field glasses,
  • ocular,
  • magnifying glass,
  • microscope,
  • prism,
  • eyepiece,
  • convex lens,
  • telescope,
  • pince-nez,
  • lorgnette,
  • lens,
  • binocular,
  • magnifier,
  • mirror,
  • condenser.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • spyglass,
  • binoculars.
  •Other relevant words:
  • latitude,
  • room,
  • bathyscaphe,
  • diving hood,
  • drift,
  • compass,
  • field,
  • oscilloscope,
  • range,
  • diving helmet,
  • dimension,
  • domain,
  • wet suit,
  • expanse,
  • scope,
  • scuba,
  • chance,
  • snorkel,
  • realm,
  • diving bell,
  • area,
  • schnorkel,
  • spectroscope,
  • diving chamber,
  • purview,
  • diving mask,
  • submarine,
  • horizon,
  • diving suit,
  • air cylinder,
  • gamut,
  • aquascope,
  • bathysphere,
  • benthoscope,
  • breadth,
  • extent.

Paraphrases for Periscope:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    scope.

Antonyms for Periscope:

• n.

  • finder
    loser, stray, owner.

Periscope Sentence Examples:

• This shot was carefully aimed, not at the submerged body of a submarine, but at the thin line of the periscope.

• Lord Hastings drew a breath of relief as he moved from the periscope - he could see no longer, the water having passed over the " eye" of the submarine.

Holonyms for Periscope:

• n.

  • artifact
    submarine, u-boat, sub, pigboat.

Hyponym for Periscope:

• n.

  • artifact
    optical instrument.