cosmolabe

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noun

An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.

OriginAncient Greek κόσμος →
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Meanings

nouncosmolabe (plural cosmolabes)

plural cosmolabes

  1. An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόσμος“world, universe”
  2. Englishcosmolabe

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

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APA

cosmolabe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmolabe

MLA

“cosmolabe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmolabe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmolabe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmolabe.

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