astrolabe

pronunciation

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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 . "

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