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Astrolabe

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb

Definitions

An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

Equivalents

26 more languages
Bosanskizvjezdogled
Catalàastrolabi
Češtinaastroláb
Ελληνικάαστρολάβος
Esperantoastrolabo
فارسیاسطرلاب
Hrvatskizvjezdogled
Հայերենաստրոլաբ
ქართულიასტროლაბი
Қазақ тіліастролябия
Nederlandsastrolabium
Portuguêsastrolábio
Românăastrolab
Русскийастролябия
Slovenčinaastroláb
Slovenščinaastrolab
Српскиzvjezdogled
Türkçeusturlap

Examples

The shop carries more than a dozen sundials, mostly of bronze, plus an astrolabe ($650) of wrought iron.”
The cafe serves a Moroccan breakfast (orange juice, yogurt, sweet crepes, honey and jam; 100 dirhams), and the Museum of Islamic Art offers wrought Persian astrolabes, Syrian copperwork and shimmering Moroccan textiles.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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