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siderostat
[ sid-er-uh-stat ]
/ ˈsɪd ər əˌstæt /
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noun
a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
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sid·er·o·stat·ic, adjectiveWords nearby siderostat
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How to use siderostat in a sentence
The telescope was housed at the Exhibition in a long gallery pointing due north and south, the siderostat at the north end.
The Romance of Modern Invention|Archibald WilliamsThe siderostat, twenty-seven feet high, and as many in length, weighed forty-five tons.
The Romance of Modern Invention|Archibald WilliamsThe movable portion of the roof of the building had been slid back, and the mirror of the siderostat stood bared to the sky.
The Romance of Modern Invention|Archibald Williams
British Dictionary definitions for siderostat
siderostat
/ (ˈsaɪdərəʊˌstæt) /
noun
Derived forms of siderostat
siderostatic, adjectiveWord Origin for siderostat
C19: from sidero-, from Latin sidus a star + -stat, on the model of heliostat
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