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coronograph

[kuh-roh-nuh-graf, -grahf]
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noun Astronomy.
  1. coronagraph.
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Origin of coronograph

First recorded in 1880–85
Related formsco·ro·no·graph·ic [kuh-roh-nuh-graf-ik] /kəˌroʊ nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

coronagraph

or co·ro·no·graph

[kuh-roh-nuh-graf, -grahf]
noun Astronomy.
  1. an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
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Origin of coronagraph

1885–90; earlier coronograph. See corona, -graph
Related formsco·ro·na·graph·ic [kuh-roh-nuh-graf-ik] /kəˌroʊ nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for coronograph

coronagraph

coronograph

noun
  1. an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied
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