"dipleidoscope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dipleidoscopes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} dipleidoscope (plural dipleidoscopes)
  1. (astronomy) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's centre is on the meridian. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-dipleidoscope-en-noun-xZuW4Xa8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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