Scioptic
Pronunciation : Sci*op"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. scioptique. See Optic.] (Opt.)
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball. Scioptic ball (Opt.), the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different parts of the landscape.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913