night vision scope
See-in-dark device
A night vision scope is an optical device that amplifies available light to allow seeing in darkness.
Mounted on rifles or used handheld, these scopes gather ambient light—starlight, moonlight—and intensify it electronically, rendering the scene in the characteristic green glow of military and hunting equipment.
The hunter spotted the hog through his night vision scope.
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- image intensifierDevice amplifying faint light
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- militaryArmed forces collectively
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- scopesperiscope, kaleidoscope, gyroscope, oscilloscope, borescope
- gun accessoriesholster, foregrips, sling, flashlights, magazine
- gun partsbarrel, barrels, trigger, triggers, bolt
- gun sightsiron sights, red dot sight, front sight, rear sight, open sight
- magnifiersmagnifying glass, loupe, magnifier, hand lens, reading glass
night vision scopesunglasses
Tinted eye protection
solar filter · polarized lens · tinted lens · welding goggles
night vision scopespotlight
Concentrated illumination source
searchlight · flashlight · floodlight · headlamp · torch
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