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astroscope

astroscope noun: an old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.

Noun

astroscope (plural astroscopes)

  1. An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
    • The astroscope is the invention of Willliam Shuckhard, formerly professor of mathematics at Tubingen, who published a treatise expressly on it in 1698.1823, Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 190
    • Amid all his exacting toil with "Mural arch Or zenith sector, or the quadrant's limb," with telescope and astroscope, with planetarium, with lunarium and orrery, calculating the reciprocal attraction and repulsion among the heavenly bodies, it is not surprising that he could get his orrery and Orra...1890, History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association: 1870-1879, page 404
  2. An astrological chart.
    • You can also construct your astroscope on a wheel, just as professional astrologers do.1981, Arthur Barker, Astroscope Profile - Volume 1, page 11
    • I've been around, you know, talking to a lot of people. Hearing tsismis and confidences, analyses and off-the-record stuff. Reading astroscopes, getting the pulse.1997, Alfred A. Yuson, FVR, Sin, Erap, Jawô & Other Peeves, page 26
  3. A telescope powerful enough to see astronomical bodies.
    • astroscopes and other high precision optical devices1952, Moody's Industrials - Volume 24, page 2825
    • […] refractors, catadioptric reflectors, astroscopes as well as binoculars.1987, Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, page 24

Examples of astroscope in a sentence

  • There is also a collection of "Penny Arcade" features, such as mutoscopes, cailoscopes, astroscopes, and a "life-size Esmeralda Fortune Teller."1968, Missouri Historical Society, The Bulletin - Missouri Historical Society - Volume 24, page 273:
  • An advertisement on the last page stated that the 'astroscope' was made by the optician James Mann, while the 'astronomical instrument' was made by Thomas Heath.2017, John R. Millburn, Adams of Fleet Street, Instrument Makers to King George III:
  • Now let's peek into the astroscope of this intriguing musical man with the distinctive voice.2015, Henry Holloway, Swing, Sing and All That Jazz:
  • Before the lies of the astroscopes, telling us there are two more in the sky named Neptune and Pluto!2012, Justin Mazzotta, Corp.Se Commander: Tactics of Corporate Warfare, page 39:

Forms of astroscope

pluralastroscopes

Origin of astroscope

From astro- + -scope.

Questions about astroscope

What does astroscope mean?
Astroscope means an old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
How do you use astroscope in a sentence?
There is also a collection of "Penny Arcade" features, such as mutoscopes, cailoscopes, astroscopes, and a "life-size Esmeralda Fortune Teller."
What part of speech is astroscope?
Astroscope is a noun.
What is the plural of astroscope?
The plural of astroscope is astroscopes.

Words near astroscope in the dictionary

  1. astroprojection
  2. astroprojects
  3. Astros
  4. astrosclereid
  5. astrosclereids
  6. astroscope
  7. astroscopes
  8. astroscopic
  9. astroscopy
  10. astroseismic
  11. astroseismically

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