cosmolabe
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Noun
editcosmolabe (plural cosmolabes)
- An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.
References
edit- “cosmolabe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.