kính tiềm vọng
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Definition
- Noun:
- Periscope: An optical instrument, typically a tube with mirrors or prisms set at an angle to each other, used for observing over, around, or through an obstacle, such as from inside a submerged submarine or over a crowd.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thuyền trưởng ra lệnh nâng kính tiềm vọng lên để quan sát mặt biển. (The captain ordered the periscope to be raised to observe the sea surface.)
- Tàu ngầm sử dụng kính tiềm vọng khi lặn ở độ sâu kính. (A submarine uses a periscope when submerged at periscope depth.)
- Đứa trẻ làm một cái kính tiềm vọng đơn giản bằng ống giấy và gương để nhìn qua bức tường. (The child made a simple periscope from a paper tube and mirrors to see over the wall.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily technical and military. In everyday conversation, the instrument is almost always referred to by its specific name, "kính tiềm vọng," rather than a more general term.
Variants and Related Words
- Ống nhòm (n): Binoculars. (An optical device for viewing distant objects with both eyes.)
- Kính thiên văn (n): Telescope. (An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.)
Synonyms
- Periscope: The direct and most accurate English equivalent.
Related Concepts
- Quang học (n): Optics. (The branch of physics concerned with the properties and behavior of light.)
- Tàu ngầm (n): Submarine. (A watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.)
- Periscope