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COELOSTAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coelostat mean?
• COELOSTAT (noun)
The noun COELOSTAT has 1 sense:
1. optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror
Familiarity information: COELOSTAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coelostat" is a kind of...):
optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)
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