astrolabe
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Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astrolabe (plural astrolabes)
- An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]astrolabe m (plural astrolabes)
Further reading
[edit]- “astrolabe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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