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spectrohelioscope

[ spek-troh-hee-lee-uh-skohp ]

noun

  1. a spectroheliograph.
  2. a similar instrument, used for visual instead of photographic observations.


spectrohelioscope

/ ˌspɛktrəʊˈhiːlɪəʊˌskəʊp; ˌspɛktrəʊˌhiːlɪəʊˈskɒpɪk /

noun

  1. an instrument, similar to the spectroheliograph, used for observing solar radiation at one particular wavelength
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • spectrohelioscopic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • spec·tro·he·li·o·scop·ic [spek-troh-hee-lee-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spectrohelioscope1

First recorded in 1925–30; spectro- + helio- + -scope

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