coelostat
[ see-luh-stat ]
/ ˈsi ləˌstæt /
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noun Astronomy.
an apparatus consisting of a mirror driven by clockwork, used to enable a fixed telescope to keep the same area of sky in its field of view by compensating for the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere.
Nearby words
coeliac disease, coelom, coelomate, coelomic, coeloscope, coelostat, coelurosaur, coemption, coen, coen-, coenacle
Compare siderostat.
Origin of coelostat
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Examples from the Web for coelostat
It will be laid comfortably flat on the ground, and the rays of light reflected into it by a coelostat.
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British Dictionary definitions for coelostat
coelostat
/ (ˈsiːləˌstæt) /
noun
an astronomical instrument consisting of a plane mirror mounted parallel to the earth's axis and rotated about this axis once every two days so that light from a celestial body, esp the sun, is reflected onto a second mirror, which reflects the beam into a telescopeCompare siderostat
Word Origin for coelostat
C19 coelo-, from Latin caelum heaven, sky + -stat
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