heliometer

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Noun

heliometer (plural heliometers)

1. An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.

Related terms

• heliometric
• heliometry

Translations

• French: héliomètre
• German: Heliometer
• Italian: eliometro
• Portuguese: heliómetro (Portugal), heliômetro (Brazil)
• Russian: гелиометр
• Spanish: heliómetro

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