skydip

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noun

Any of a series of measurements of atmospheric opacity taken using a telescope that dips from a high to a low elevation

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Meanings

nounskydip (plural skydips)

plural skydips

  1. Any of a series of measurements of atmospheric opacity taken using a telescope that dips from a high to a low elevation

Origin

From sky + dip.

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APA

skydip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skydip

MLA

“skydip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skydip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skydip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skydip.

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