NOUN | artifact | heliometer | 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 |
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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. | |
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Broader | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
Spanish | heliómetro | |
Catalan | heliòmetre |
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