Helioscope
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Helioscope is a noun meaning (astronomy) 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.
Meaning
(astronomy) 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.
Word Forms
- helioscopes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spectrohelioscope, spectroheliograph, spectroheliokinematograph, heliometer, heliograph, spectroheliometer.
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