Associations to the word «Coelostat»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
COELOSTAT, noun. (astronomy) A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep its orientation constant with relation to the stars.
Dictionary definition
COELOSTAT, noun. Optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.