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meteoroscope

meteoroscope noun: an astrolabe; a planisphere.

Noun

meteoroscope (plural meteoroscopes)

  1. (obsolete) An astrolabe; a planisphere.
  2. (obsolete) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction of the apparent path of a shooting star.

Forms of meteoroscope

pluralmeteoroscopes

Origin of meteoroscope

From meteor + -o- + -scope.

Questions about meteoroscope

What does meteoroscope mean?
Meteoroscope means an astrolabe; a planisphere.
What part of speech is meteoroscope?
Meteoroscope is a noun.
What is the plural of meteoroscope?
The plural of meteoroscope is meteoroscopes.

Words near meteoroscope in the dictionary

  1. meteoropathies
  2. meteoropathological
  3. meteoropathology
  4. meteoropaths
  5. meteoropathy
  6. meteoroscope
  7. meteoroscopes
  8. meteoroscopic
  9. meteoroscopy
  10. meteorosensitive
  11. meteorosensitivity

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