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astrolabe

as·tro·labe

astrolabe

 
pronunciation:
ae str leIb
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: an instrument used by the ancient Greeks and medieval Arabs to determine the position of heavenly bodies, later replaced by the sextant.
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