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magnetoscope|mægˈniːtəʊskəʊp|
[f. magneto- + -scope.]
†1. An instrument used by mesmerists for detecting the supposed magnetism of the human body.
1851[see magnetoid]. 1852Ld. Carlisle Let. 19 May in Macaulay's Life & Lett. (1878) II. 309 We talked a good deal about the magnetoscope.
2. ‘A person supposed to see, or a thing supposed to aid in seeing, by means of magnetism; a clairvoyant, or a clairvoyant's device’ (Cent. Dict.).
3. Physics. An apparatus for indicating the presence of magnetic force without measuring its amount.
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