introscope

Etymology

From intro- + -scope.

introscope means An optical device similar to an endoscope, used in various industrial settings such as checking jet engines for cracks, observing nuclear reactors for cracks, or measuring the fat layer on a meat carcass. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

An optical device similar to an endoscope, used in various industrial settings such as checking jet engines for cracks, observing nuclear reactors for cracks, or measuring the fat layer on a meat carcass.“The useful life of the introscope could be limited by several factors: acquired radioactivity, failure of the lamp, and loss of transparency in the lenses caused by their darkening under gamma-radiation .”