astrolabe
English
An 18th century Persian astrolabe.
Etymology
From Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/
Noun
astrolabe (plural astrolabes)
- An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos, “star-taking”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.tʁɔ.lab/
- Homophone: astrolabes
- Hyphenation: as‧tro‧labe
Further reading
- “astrolabe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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