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Definition of: astrolabe
(as′trə·lāb) noun
An instrument formerly used for obtaining the altitudes of planets and stars. [<OF astrelabe <Med.L astrolabium <Gk. astrolabon, orig., star-taking <astron star + lambanein take]
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