Astrolabe Definition
ăstrə-lāb
astrolabes
noun
A medieval instrument, now replaced by the sextant, that was once used to determine the altitude of the sun or other celestial bodies.
American Heritage
An instrument formerly used to find the altitude of a star, etc.: it was replaced by the sextant.
Webster's New World
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
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Other Word Forms of Astrolabe
Noun
Singular:
astrolabe
Plural:
astrolabesOrigin of Astrolabe
Middle English astrelabie from Old French astrelabe from Medieval Latin astrolabium from Greek astrolabon planisphere astro- astro- lambanein lab- to take
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolabos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (astron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).
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