Definitions for heliostat

heliostat he·li·o·stat

Spelling: [hee-lee-uh-stat]
IPA: /ˈhi li əˌstæt/

Heliostat is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 563 anagrams from letters in heliostat (aehilostt).

Definitions for heliostat

noun

  1. an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.

Origin of heliostat

From the New Latin word heliostata, dating back to 1740-50. See helio-, -stat

Examples for heliostat

In a short time we might earnestly wish for a centrifugal apparatus or a heliostat.

In the absence of a heliostat the latter was the more convenient.

In the absence of a heliostat it is more convenient to obtain a point of light with the aid of a lens of short focus.

Images of the sun are thrown into the observatory by an ingenious instrument run by clockwork, and called a heliostat.

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