Heliometer

[,hi:li'ɒmitә]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) 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.

編輯:莉莉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.

弗朗辛校對

解釋/意思:

n. an instrument by which the diameters of the heavenly bodies can be measured with great accuracy.—adjs. Heliomet′ric -al.

手打:鲁迪