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Chromatoscope
Chro′ma-to-scopeˊ
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], color +
-scope
.] (Astron.)
A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; – used in studying the scintillation of the stars.
Definition 2024
chromatoscope
chromatoscope
English
Noun
chromatoscope (plural chromatoscopes)
- A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star, instead of a point; used in studying the scintillation of the stars.