kinescope

kinescope

 [kin´ĕ-skōp]

an instrument for ascertaining ocular refraction.

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kinescope

1. An instrument for determining the refraction of the eye by having the subject observe the apparent 'with' or 'against' movement of a test object through a stenopaeic slit moved across the front of the eye. 2. An instrument for recording television programmes. See stenopaeic disc.

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