Antoniadi scale

proper noun

a scale of seeing conditions used by amateur astronomers.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomya scale of seeing conditions used by amateur astronomers.

Origin

Named for Eugène Michel Antoniadi (1870-1944), who invented it.

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APA

Antoniadi scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antoniadi%20scale

MLA

“Antoniadi scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antoniadi%20scale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Antoniadi scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antoniadi%20scale.

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