astrolabe
pronunciation
How to pronounce astrolabe in British English: UK [ˈæstrəleɪb]
How to pronounce astrolabe in American English: US [ˈæstrəˌleb]
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- Noun:
- an early form of sextant
Word Origin
- astrolabe (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French astrelabe, from Medieval Latin astrolabium, from Greek astrolabos (organon) "star taking (instrument)," from astron "star" (see astro-) + lambanien "to take" (see analemma).
Example
- 1. Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe .
- 2. The earth at its center is symbolized by an astronomer holding an astrolabe .
- 3. He plays with an astrolabe and sextant , but , with characteristic excess , almost contracts sunstroke " from trying to establish an exact method to ascertain noon . "