spectroheliograph
[ spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌspɛk troʊˈhi li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun
an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
Words nearby spectroheliograph
spectrofluorimeter, spectrogram, spectrograph, spectrography, spectroheliogram, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope, spectrology, spectrometer, spectrometry, spectromicroscope
Origin of spectroheliograph
OTHER WORDS FROM spectroheliograph
spec·tro·he·li·o·graph·ic [spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌspɛk troʊˌhi li əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for spectroheliograph
In the subterranean chamber is the spectroheliograph of exceptional size and power.
Astronomy|David ToddHe moved to the spectroheliograph, where the zed-ray connections were still humming.
British Dictionary definitions for spectroheliograph
spectroheliograph
/ (ˌspɛktrəʊˈhiːlɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
an instrument used to obtain an image of the sun in light of a particular wavelength, such as calcium or hydrogen, to show the distribution of the element over the surface and in the solar atmosphere. The image obtained is a spectroheliogram
Derived forms of spectroheliograph
spectroheliographic, adjectiveWord Origin for spectroheliograph
C19: from spectro- + helio- + -graph
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