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astrolabes

astrolabes is the plural of astrolabe.

Meaning of astrolabe

Noun

astrolabe (plural astrolabes)

  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.1985 April 4, Daryln Brewer, “HELPFUL HARDWARE; AN ARRAY OF SUNDIALS”, in The New York Times

Questions about astrolabes

What is astrolabes the plural of?
Astrolabes is the plural of astrolabe.

Words near astrolabes in the dictionary

  1. astrojax
  2. astrojaxes
  3. astrol
  4. astrol.
  5. astrolabe
  6. astrolabes
  7. astrolabic
  8. astrolabical
  9. astrolater
  10. astrolaters
  11. astrolatric

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