What does "chromatoscope" mean?

A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.

What is a synonym for "chromatoscope"?

Common synonyms include: instrument, scope, spectroscope.

Chromatoscope

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Noun

1
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars. historical

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instrument scope spectroscope

Etymology

From chromato- + -scope.

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