How to pronounce astrolabe
American English pronunciation
AS-truh-layb
- IPA
- /ˈæstɹəˌleɪb/
- Syllables
- AS · truh · layb (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What astrolabe means
An old tool for measuring how high the sun and stars are
In a sentence: The museum had a brass astrolabe that sailors once used to find their way at sea.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning star-taking, made from the words for star and take.
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