Chromatoscope
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chromatoscope is a noun meaning (historical) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
Meaning
(historical) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
Word Forms
- chromatoscopes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chromascope, chromatoscanner, telespectroscope, skiascope, spinthariscope, teleidoscope.
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