ASTROLABE


Meaning of ASTROLABE in English

[as.tro.labe] n [ME, fr. MF & ML; MF, fr. ML astrolabium, fr. LGk astrolabion, fr. Gk astrolabos, fr. astr- + lambanein to take--more at latch] (14c): a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.