noun
- a flexible optical instrument used to visually inspect the interior of pipes, engines, or other hollow structures
Usage: technical
Examples
- The mechanic used a borescope to examine the inside of the engine cylinder.
- Plumbers often rely on a borescope to locate blockages in pipes.
- The aircraft inspector inserted a borescope into the turbine to check for damage.
- A borescope revealed corrosion inside the boiler tubes.
- The technician’s borescope had a small camera at the tip.
- Quality control engineers use borescopes to inspect manufactured parts.