noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An optical instrument used for seeing inside tight spaces, consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an optical relay inside so that the view through a lens or window at one end of the tube may be seen from a lens or eyepiece in the opposite end of the tube.

Verb

1. 1
   To see inside or examine (something) using a borescope.

   "Maintenance borescoped the jet engine to check for damaged turbine blades."

Example

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"Maintenance borescoped the jet engine to check for damaged turbine blades."

Etymology

From bore + -scope.

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