| 释义 |
toposcope|ˈtɒpəʊskəʊp|
[f. topo- + -scope.]
1. A device (as a horizontal circular dial) showing the direction of designated features of the landscape and usu. erected on a hilltop.
1907[see indicator 1 a]. 1968V. Waite Malvern Country vi. 77 The direction indicator—or toposcope, to give it the technical name—was set up on the Beacon summit to commemorate the reign of Queen Victoria. 1974Victorian (Victoria, B.C.) 22 Mar. 45/3 Nearby is a panoramic viewing area with a toposcope, giving details of all the islands dotted around in the sparkling blue China Sea 1,800 feet below.
2. Med. An instrument used for toposcopy.
1951Walter & Shipton in Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. III. 282/2 Because it provided a visual display of topographic detail this device was called a Toposcope. 1965Math. in Biol. & Med. (Med. Res. Council) IV. 159 The ‘toposcope’..depicts each EEG electrode as a spot on a cathode ray tube. 1977Lancet 21 May 1114/1 He devised the first on-line frequency analyser, which with subsequent modifications led to the ‘toposcope’. |