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hydroscope

hydroscope

9.9
A tool used to find water under the ground
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : buscador de agua
  • The engineers used a hydroscope to find the best place to dig a new well.

Examples

  • Before modern technology, a hydroscope was sometimes used to search for underground springs.

  • The old hydroscope in the museum shows how people once searched for water sources.

  • The engineer used a hydroscope to find water sources.

  • Can you explain how a hydroscope works?

  • The engineers used a hydroscope to find the best place to dig a new well.

  • Before modern technology, a hydroscope was sometimes used to search for underground springs.

  • The old hydroscope in the museum demonstrates how people once searched for water sources.

Synonyms

dowser
vshydroscope
1 9.9

A stick with two branches used to find water or minerals underground

is an instrument made to detect underground water rather than a folk tool
water finder
vshydroscope
9.4

A forked stick people use to find water or oil underground

is an instrument made to detect underground water rather than a forked rod
waterfinder
vshydroscope
  • Archaic
9.9

A forked stick used to find underground water or oil by dipping down

is an instrument made to detect underground water rather than a folk rod

How Accurate

microwave radar
  • Specialized
4.2
hydroscope
  • Specialized
9.9
dowsing rod
2 9.8

Surface Forms

hydroscope singular
hydroscopes plural

Morphology

hydroscope = scope (semi-transparent) = hydro + scope

The form is clear, but the specialized sense 'detect or locate underground water' is not the most obvious reading for a learner from the component parts alone.

Etymology

Hydroscope comes from the parts hydro- 'water' and -scope 'to look', like in telescope. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of a 'water finder': a hydroscope can be a tool to 'look for' water under the ground.