HELIOMETER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("heliometer" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

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