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HELIOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heliometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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