Definitions for astrolabes

astrolabes as·tro·labe

Spelling: [as-truh-leyb]
IPA: /ˈæs trəˌleɪb/

Astrolabes is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 869 anagrams from letters in astrolabes (aabelorsst).

Definitions for astrolabes

noun

  1. an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.

Origin of astrolabes

1325-75; Middle English, variant of astrolabie Medieval Latin astrolabium Late Greek astrolábion, Greek astrolábon (neuter of astrolábos, adj. used as noun), equivalent to ástro(n) Examples for astrolabes

The astrolabe had anchored in the same depth, and upon a similar bottom.

Little Lewis had asked him if he might learn something about an astrolabe.

There were also in this library an astrolabe, and a sphere with the signs of the Zodiac.

About the early printed editions of the astrolabe, I have not much to say.

See Chaucer's own treatise on The astrolabe, which he describes.

The rest of the voyage of the astrolabe was in well-known waters.

The works upon, and descriptions of, the astrolabe, are numerous.

astrolabe: a machine used at sea to measure the distances of stars.

This, however, was a 'sufficient' astrolabe for the purpose.

This Chaucer says plainly, in his Treatise on the astrolabe, pt.

Word Value for astrolabes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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