astrolabe
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noun
- An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
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From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
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