definitions

coronograph

[ kuh-roh-nuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ kəˈroʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Astronomy.

coronagraph.

Nearby words

coroner, coronet, coroneted, coronitis, coronium, coronograph, coronoid fossa, coronoid process, coronoidectomy, coroplasty, corot

Origin of coronograph

First recorded in 1880–85

Related forms

co·ro·no·graph·ic [kuh-roh-nuh-graf-ik] /kəˌroʊ nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Definition for coronograph (2 of 2)

coronagraph

or co·ro·no·graph

[ kuh-roh-nuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ kəˈroʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Astronomy.

an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.

Origin of coronagraph

1885–90; earlier coronograph. See corona, -graph

Related forms

co·ro·na·graph·ic [kuh-roh-nuh-graf-ik] /kəˌroʊ nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for coronograph

coronagraph

coronograph

/ (kəˈrəʊnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

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