tellurion
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/, /tɪ-/, /-ˈljɔː-/
  • (GA) IPA: /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/, /tə-/
Noun

tellurion (plural tellurions)

  1. (astronomy, historical) An instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit#Noun|orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the season#Noun|seasons.



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