synchroscope

[ sing-kruh-skohp ]
/ ˈsɪŋ krəˌskoʊp /

noun

an instrument for determining the difference in phase between two related motions, as those of two aircraft engines or two electric generators.
Also synchronoscope.

Origin of synchroscope

synchro- + -scope

Words nearby synchroscope

synchronous motor, synchronous orbit, synchronous rotation, synchronous speed, synchrony, synchroscope, synchrotron, synchrotron radiation, synchysis, synchysis scintillans, synclastic

British Dictionary definitions for synchroscope

synchroscope

synchronoscope (sɪŋˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp)

/ (ˈsɪŋkrəˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous