HELIOSTAT


Meaning of HELIOSTAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhē-lē-ə-ˌstat ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin heliostata, from heli- (I) + Greek -statēs -stat

Date: 1747

: an instrument consisting of a mirror mounted on an axis moved by clockwork by which a sunbeam is steadily reflected in one direction

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