spectrohelioscope

[ spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-skohp ]

noun
  1. a spectroheliograph.

  2. a similar instrument, used for visual instead of photographic observations.

Origin of spectrohelioscope

1
First recorded in 1925–30; spectro- + helio- + -scope

Other words from spectrohelioscope

  • spec·tro·he·li·o·scop·ic [spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-skop-ik], /ˌspɛk troʊˌhi li əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby spectrohelioscope

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British Dictionary definitions for spectrohelioscope

spectrohelioscope

/ (ˌspɛktrəʊˈhiːlɪəʊˌskəʊp) /


noun
  1. an instrument, similar to the spectroheliograph, used for observing solar radiation at one particular wavelength

Derived forms of spectrohelioscope

  • spectrohelioscopic (ˌspɛktrəʊˌhiːlɪəʊˈskɒpɪk), adjective

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