astrograph

noun

as·​tro·​graph

ˈastrōˌgraf

plural -s

1

: a photographic telescope designed for use in mapping the heavens

2

: a now little used navigational instrument for projecting star-altitude curves from film directly onto a Mercator chart of proper scale

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary astr- + -graph

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