Relating to or involving examination or observation that occurs secondarily, or relating to instruments used for indirect observation.
From Greek deuteros (second) + -scopic (related to viewing or examining). This term describes methods of observation that are secondary or indirect.
Before we had electron microscopes, scientists had to be clever with indirect methods to study tiny things—this word captures that "looking at it sideways" approach to seeing what you can't observe directly.
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