- coronograph
- noun see coronagraph
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coronograph
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coronograph — variant of coronagraph * * * coronographic /keuh roh neuh graf ik/, adj. /keuh roh neuh graf , grahf /, n. Astron. coronagraph. [1880 85] * * * coronagraph or coronograph / ōnˈə gräf/ noun A special telescope used to observe prominences and the… … Useful english dictionary
coronograph — coronographic /keuh roh neuh graf ik/, adj. /keuh roh neuh graf , grahf /, n. Astron. coronagraph. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
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coronagraph — coronagraphic /keuh roh neuh graf ik/, adj. /keuh roh neuh graf , grahf /, n. Astron. an instrument for observing and photographing the sun s corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.… … Universalium
coronographe — [ kɔrɔnɔgraf ] n. m. • 1941 (inventé en 1931); du lat. corona et graphe ♦ Astron. Lunette pour étudier la couronne solaire. ● coronographe nom masculin (anglais coronograph, du latin corona, couronne) Lunette astronomique spéciale qui permet la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
coronagraph — also coronograph noun Date: 1885 a telescope for observation of the sun s corona … New Collegiate Dictionary
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