Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An astronomical instrument composed of two cones on the surfaces of which the constellations with their stars are delineated. It was formerly used as a substitute for the celestial globe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An old astronomical instrument, formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
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- noun An old
astronomical instrument formed of twocones , on whose surface theconstellations weredelineated .
Etymologies
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(noun) - (1) An astronomical instrument. Astrologian, one who professes to foretell future events by the aspects and situation of the stars. Formerly, one who understood the motions of the planets without predicting.
--Rev. John Boag's Imperial Lexicon of the English Language, c.1850
(2) Astrobolism, sudden paralysis attributed to the malign influence of a planet or star; sunstroke; blasting of planets in the dog-days.
--Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1888
(3) Astrotheology, theology formed on what is known of the heavenly bodies.
--Robert Hunter's Encyclopædic Dictionary, 1895
January 14, 2018