noun
Meaning 1
An early form of movie projector.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bioscope
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noun
Meaning 2
A cinema or movie theatre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, South-Africa, dated
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noun
Meaning 3
a kind of early movie projector
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: movie projector, cine projector, film projector
noun
Meaning 4
a South African movie theater
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cinema, movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English bioscope From bio- + -scope. Modern use in South Africa is under the influence of Afrikaans bioskoop.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hindi: बायस्कोप (bāyaskop) — an early form of movie projector
- Odia: ବାୟସ୍କୋପ୍ (bāyaskop) — an early form of movie projector
- Polish: bioskop — an early form of movie projector
- Portuguese: bioscópio — an early form of movie projector