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coelostat

[ see-luh-stat ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. an apparatus consisting of a mirror driven by clockwork, used to enable a fixed telescope to keep the same area of sky in its field of view by compensating for the apparent rotation of the celestial sphere.


coelostat

/ ˈsiːləˌstæt /

noun

  1. an astronomical instrument consisting of a plane mirror mounted parallel to the earth's axis and rotated about this axis once every two days so that light from a celestial body, esp the sun, is reflected onto a second mirror, which reflects the beam into a telescope Compare siderostat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coelostat1

1895–1900; coelo- (for Latin caeli-, combining form of caelum sky) + -stat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coelostat1

C19 coelo-, from Latin caelum heaven, sky + -stat
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Example Sentences

It will be laid comfortably flat on the ground, and the rays of light reflected into it by a coelostat.

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