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riflescope

/ɹˈaɪflɪskˌoʊp/ noun

A telescopic sight for a rifle.

Word Origin A compound of rifle and scope. Rifle comes from Proto-Germanic *rifilaz 'scraped, scratched' — referring to the spiral grooves inside the barrel. Scope is from Greek skopein 'to look.' So a riflescope is a 'looker' for a rifled gun. The scope family includes telescope, microscope, and periscope.

noun A telescopic sight for a rifle. countable

He adjusted the riflescope to improve his accuracy at long range.

(名词) 步枪瞄准镜；枪用瞄准镜

他调整了步枪瞄准镜以提高远距离射击的精准度。

(sustantivo) mira telescópica; visor telescópico [Una mira telescópica para un rifle.]

Ajustó la **mira telescópica** del rifle para mejorar su precisión a larga distancia.

(nom) lunette de visée; lunette de tir; lunette télescopique; viseur télescopique [Lunette de visée télescopique montée sur un fusil pour faciliter le tir de précision.]

Il a ajusté le **riflescope** pour améliorer sa précision à longue distance.

(Substantiv) Zielfernrohr; Zieloptik [Ein Zielfernrohr, das auf einem Gewehr montiert wird, um die Zielgenauigkeit zu erhöhen.]

Er justierte das **riflescope**, um seine Treffsicherheit auf große Distanz zu verbessern.

(名詞) ライフル銃に取り付ける望遠鏡式の照準器。ライフルスコープ。

彼は遠距離での命中率を高めるため、ライフルスコープを調整した。

(substantivo) mira telescópica; luneta de mira; mira óptica [Uma mira telescópica para um rifle.]

Ele ajustou a mira telescópica do rifle para melhorar sua precisão a longa distância.

Synonyms: scope telescopic sight optical sight gun sight sniper scope
Word parts: rifle + scope

Related words

macroscopic microscopic

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