astrolabe
/ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/
astrolabe noun: an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
Noun
astrolabe (plural astrolabes)
- 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.1985 April 4, Daryln Brewer, “HELPFUL HARDWARE; AN ARRAY OF SUNDIALS”, in The New York Times
- The cafe serves a Moroccan breakfast (orange juice, yogurt, sweet crepes, honey and jam; 100 dirhams), and the Museum of Islamic Art offers wrought Persian astrolabes, Syrian copperwork and shimmering Moroccan textiles.2007 November 11, Seth Sherwood, “36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco”, in The New York Times
astrolabe meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit
astrolabe in Hindi
- astronomical and navigational instrument
- तारेक्ष tārekṣ
astrolabe in Tamil
- கோள்காண் வட்டு, முற்கால உயர்வுமானி
astrolabe in Urdu
- astrolabe
- اسطرلاب usturlāb
astrolabe in Sanskrit
- astronomical and navigational instrument
- यन्त्रराज yantrarāja
More languagesFewer languages
- astrolabe in Arabic
- أَسْطْرُلَاب ʔasṭrulāb
- astrolabe in Persian
- اسطرلاب ostorlâb, اختریاب axtaryâb, استرلاب ostorlâb, ستارهیاب setâre-yâb
Forms of astrolabe
| plural | astrolabes |
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Origin of astrolabe
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”).
Words formed from astrolabe
Questions about astrolabe
- What does astrolabe mean?
- Astrolabe means an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
- What is astrolabe in Hindi?
- Astrolabe in Hindi is तारेक्ष (tārekṣ). See Astrolabe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is astrolabe?
- Astrolabe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce astrolabe?
- Astrolabe is pronounced /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/.
- What is the plural of astrolabe?
- The plural of astrolabe is astrolabes.
Words near astrolabe in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: astrolabe (page history and authors); astrolabe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اسطرلاب (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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