astrolabe

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
    — The shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron.

词形变化

astrolabes plural

词源

From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
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