helioscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of the sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

helioscope helioscopes

Etymology

From helio- + -scope.

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