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Webster 1913 Edition


Astrometer

As-trom′e-ter

,
Noun.
[
Astro-
+
meter
.]
An instrument for comparing the relative amount of the light of stars.

Definition 2024


astrometer

astrometer

English

Noun

astrometer (plural astrometers)

  1. An instrument designed to measure the brightness, relation, or apparent magnitude of stars.

References

  • astrometer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911