spectroheliograph

noun

an instrument that produced monochromatic photographs of the sun using light at a selected wavelength

OriginEnglish heliograph ← Latin spectrum →
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Meanings

nounspectroheliograph (plural spectroheliographs)

plural spectroheliographs

  1. astronomyan instrument that produced monochromatic photographs of the sun using light at a selected wavelength

Origin

  1. Latinspeciō
  2. Latinspectrum
  3. Englishspectrum
  4. Englishspectro-
  5. Englishheliograph
  6. Englishspectroheliograph

From spectro- + heliograph.

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Translations

Irish speictrihéileagraf
  • speictrihéileagrafan instrument that produced monochromatic photographs of the sun using light at a selected wavelength

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heliospectrograph
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APA

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

MLA

“spectroheliograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectroheliograph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectroheliograph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectroheliograph.

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