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noun
A device that displays a series of brief images; used by psychologists to investigate perception, memory and learning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: t-scope
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Broader terms: scientific instrument
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek τάχιστος (tákhistos) 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 tachistoscope From Ancient Greek τάχιστος (tákhistos, “most fast”) + English -scope.
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