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heliometry

heliometry noun: the measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc. by means of a heliometer.

Noun

heliometry (uncountable)

  1. The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc. by means of a heliometer

Origin of heliometry

From helio- + -metry.

Questions about heliometry

What does heliometry mean?
Heliometry means the measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc. by means of a heliometer.
What part of speech is heliometry?
Heliometry is a noun.

Words near heliometry in the dictionary

  1. heliometer
  2. heliometers
  3. heliometric
  4. heliometrical
  5. heliometrically
  6. heliometry
  7. heliomicin
  8. heliomicroscopy
  9. heliomycin
  10. helion
  11. helional

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