Dictionary Entry
heliometer
heliometer is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary telescope.
- 2noun
an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two stars that are too far apart to be included in the field of view of an ordinary telescope
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