borescope camera
nounUK /ˈbɔːrəskəʊp ˈkæmərə/
US /ˈbɔːrskoʊp ˈkæmərə/
A borescope camera is a tiny camera on a long, bendy stick that lets you see inside small, hard-to-reach places.
The mechanic used a borescope camera to look inside the car's engine without taking it apart.
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2. A camera attached to a rigid tube used to inspect engines and machinery.
He checked the inside of the pipes with a rigid borescope camera.
3. A flexible camera tool used by plumbers to find blockages in drains.
The plumber fed the borescope camera down the drain to find the clog.
4. A medical imaging device with a camera on a flexible tube used to look inside the body.
Doctors sometimes use a borescope camera during a minor procedure.