Definition of Borescope

1. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Borescope

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Borescope

borehole
boreholes
borek
boreks
borel
borele
boreles
borene
borenes
boreoeutherian
boreoeutherians
borer
borer bomb
borers
bores
borescope (current term)
borescopes
boresight
boresighting
boresights
boresome
boresomeness
borewell
borewells
borganism
borganisms
borgo
borgos
borian
boric

Literary usage of Borescope

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Air Force and the Great Engine War by Robert W. Drewes (1995)
"The findings were impressive.29 When the Air Force issued a Time Compliance Technical Order for an immediate safety check of the engines with the borescope, ..."

2. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"Sketch of deposits on stage-1 HPT nozzle guide vanes, based on borescope ... Based on borescope inspections conducted at Anchorage, approximately 40 percent ..."

3. SBIR Program Diversity and Assessment Challenges: Report of a Symposium by Charles W. Wessner (2004)
"So in 1996 the company was able to introduce the first "borescope," which is today a commonly used device for seeing inside many materials and structures. ..."

4. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"A borescope was not FIGURE 5 Crack in the roof near point 6. used to determine the percentage of expansion and separation involved. ..."

5. An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology by Nist, Board on Assessment of NIST Programs, ebrary, Inc, National Research Council (U.S.) (2005)
"... company that manufactures the high-quality, low-cost Hawkeye borescope. In 1996, Dr. Moore served as president of the Optical Society of America (OSA). ..."

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