cosmolabe
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Noun[edit]
cosmolabe (plural cosmolabes)
- An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.
References[edit]
- “cosmolabe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.