HELIOSTAT


Meaning of HELIOSTAT in English

— heliostatic , adj.

/hee"lee euh stat'/ , n.

an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.

[ 1740-50; heliostata. See HELIO-, -STAT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .