# polemoscope

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. opera glasses or field glasses with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects that do not lie directly in front.

## Etymology
From Greek Monster Polemos (the embodiment of war) + -scope. Compare French polémoscope. By surface analysis, polemo- + scope.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/polemoscope