astrolabe
noun/ˈæstrəleɪb/
/ˈæstrəleɪb/
(astronomy)- a device used in the past for measuring the distances of stars, planets etc. and for calculating the position of a shipWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French astrelabe, from medieval Latin astrolabium, from Greek astrolabon, neuter of astrolabos ‘star-taking’.
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