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coelostat

coe·lo·stat [ slə stàt ] (plural coe·lo·stats)


noun 
Definition:
 
instrument for reflecting light to telescope: an instrument with a mirror that rotates parallel to the Earth's axis in order to reflect light from an astronomical object onto a second mirror aimed at a fixed telescope

[Late 19th century. < Latin caelum "sky"]
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