cosmolabe

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

Noun

cosmolabe (plural cosmolabes)

1. An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.

References

• “cosmolabe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.