astrolabe
noun/ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/
Etymology 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”).
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An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
- The shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron.1985 April 4, Daryln Brewer, “HELPFUL HARDWARE; AN ARRAY OF SUNDIALS”, in The New York Times:
- The cafe serves a Moroccan breakfast (orange juice, yogurt, sweet crepes, honey and jam; 100 dirhams), and the Museum of Islamic Art offers wrought Persian astrolabes, Syrian copperwork and shimmering Moroccan textiles.2007 November 11, Seth Sherwood, “36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco”, in The New York Times:
- Derived terms
- astrolabic
- Related terms
- armillary sphere, compass, sextant