heliostat

Noun

Meaning

An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

observatory planetarium telescope reflector spectroscope spectrograph solar collector refractor solar concentrator multistage solar energy concentrator linear fresnel reflector mirror-based solar concentrator fixed-mirror solar concentrator line-focus solar collector concentrated solar collector
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Phrases with the word

heliostat mirror

Close letter words and terms

heliospheric breeze heliospheric draft heliospheric wind heliostat mirror heliosynchronous heliosynchronous orbit