stanhope Meaning & Definition
What Does Stanhope Mean?
Stanhope is used as a noun meaning A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
Stanhope Definition (Noun)
- A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
Noun
- A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
- An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
Synonyms of Stanhope
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Stanhope synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
stanhope (plural stanhopes)
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Origin of Stanhope
Origin 1: From Stanhope (“a surname”). Named after Captain Hon. Henry Fitzroy Stanhope, for whom it was first built.
Origin 2: Named after Charles, the third Earl of Stanhope, the inventor of this magnifying glass design.