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Astrolabe

//ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

    "The shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron."

  2. 2
    an early form of sextant wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

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