telespectroscope
English
editEtymology
editFrom tele- + spectroscope.
Noun
edittelespectroscope (plural telespectroscopes)
- (astronomy) A spectroscope designed to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, such as stars.
- 1873-1874, Norman Lockyer, Contributions to Solar Physics:
- one face rests upon the slit-plate of the telespectroscope, and has its acute edge perpendicular to the slit at its middle point
References
edit- “telespectroscope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.