astrolabe
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and starsAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
» This is an astrolabe.
Meaning
1 sensesAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
Astrolabium, Sternhöhenmesser
астроля́бияastroljábija
астроля́біяastroljábija
- an early form of sextant
Examples
3 sentencesThis is an astrolabe.
Is that an astrolabe?
Astrolabe was used in classical antiquity, the Islamic Golden Age, the European Middle Ages and the Age of Discovery.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe,From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
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Forms
plural: astrolabes| Singular | astrolabe |
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