siderostat
a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
Origin of siderostat
1Other words from siderostat
- sid·er·o·stat·ic, adjective
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How to use siderostat in a sentence
The telescope was housed at the Exhibition in a long gallery pointing due north and south, the siderostat at the north end.
The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald WilliamsThe siderostat, twenty-seven feet high, and as many in length, weighed forty-five tons.
The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald WilliamsThe movable portion of the roof of the building had been slid back, and the mirror of the siderostat stood bared to the sky.
The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald Williams
British Dictionary definitions for siderostat
/ (ˈsaɪdərəʊˌstæt) /
Origin of siderostat
1Derived forms of siderostat
- siderostatic, adjective
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