astrolabe

English

An 18th century Persian astrolabe.

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolabos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (astron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).

Noun

astrolabe (plural astrolabes)

1. An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

Translations

astronomical and navigational instrument

Arabic: أَسْطْرُلاب (ar) ('asTrulaab) m. Esperanto: astrolabo (eo) French: astrolabe (fr) m. German: Astrolabium (de) n. Greek: αστρολάβος (el) (astrolávos) m. Hungarian: asztrolábium (hu)

Italian: astrolabio m., astrolabo (rare) Neapolitan: strulàbbio Polish: astrolabium (pl) n. Portuguese: astrolábio (pt) m. Russian: астролябия (ru) (astroljábija) f. Spanish: astrolabio (es) m.

See also

• compass
• sextant

Anagrams

• roastable

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolabos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (astron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /as.tʁɔ.lab/, X-SAMPA: /as.tRO.lab@/
• Homophone: astrolabes
• Hyphenation: as‧tro‧labe

Noun

astrolabe m. (plural astrolabes)

1. astrolabe