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spectrohelioscope

[spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-skohp]
noun
  1. a spectroheliograph.
  2. a similar instrument, used for visual instead of photographic observations.
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Origin of spectrohelioscope

First recorded in 1925–30; spectro- + helio- + -scope
Related formsspec·tro·he·li·o·scop·ic [spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-skop-ik] /ˌspɛk troʊˌhi li əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for spectrohelioscope

spectrohelioscope

noun
  1. an instrument, similar to the spectroheliograph, used for observing solar radiation at one particular wavelength
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Derived Formsspectrohelioscopic (ˌspɛktrəʊˌhiːlɪəʊˈskɒpɪk), adjective
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