heliometer
a telescope with a divided, adjustable objective, formerly used to measure small angular distances, as those between celestial bodies.
Origin of heliometer
1Other words from heliometer
- he·li·o·met·ric [hee-lee-uh-me-trik], /ˌhi li əˈmɛ trɪk/, he·li·o·met·ri·cal, adjective
- he·li·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use heliometer in a sentence
A rival method to that of the heliometer has been discovered in the photographic telescope.
On an entirely different plan is a survey just concluded by Chase with the Yale heliometer.
These require extension, because the differential methods of the heliometer and the camera cannot otherwise be made absolute.
History of Astronomy | George ForbesThe heliometer is a telescope with its object-glass cut in half along a diameter.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell BallThe instrument he is to use should be that marvellous piece of mechanical and optical skill known as the heliometer.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell Ball
British Dictionary definitions for heliometer
/ (ˌhiːlɪˈɒmɪtə) /
a refracting telescope having a split objective lens that is used to determine very small angular distances between celestial bodies
Derived forms of heliometer
- heliometric (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or heliometrical, adjective
- heliometrically, adverb
- heliometry, noun
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