English Explanatory Dictionary

coelostat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars.

Word forms

coelostat coelostats cælostat caelostat cœlostat

Etymology

Related to Latin coelestis (“sky”), corrupted form of caelestis, + -stat.

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