mid-14c., from Old French astrelabe, from Medieval Latin astrolabium, from Greek astrolabos (organon) "star taking (instrument)," from astron "star" (see astro-) + lambanien "to take" (see analemma).
实用例句
1. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe.
海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度。
来自辞典例句
2. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude , by using an instrument called an astrolabe.
海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度.
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3. Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe.
另外的早期仪器还有六分仪和星盘.
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4. On the astrolabe, an off - centered circle represents the orbit of the sun - the ecliptic.
在星盘上, 一个偏心的圆代表了太阳的运行轨道――黄道.
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5. We can compare Bhu - mandala with an astronomical instrument called an astrolabe, popular in the Middle Ages.
