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1. (n.) astrolabe
a medieval instrument used to determine the position of the sun or stars.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME, var. of astrolabie < ML astrolabium < LGk astrolábion, Gk astrolábos=astro-astro-+-labos to seize)
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1. (noun) astrolabe
an early form of sextant
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1. (noun) astrolabe
an instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused
2. (noun) astrolabe
a stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere
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