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Periscopic
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Viewing all around, or on all sides. 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.