Definition of siderostat Siderostat
sid•er•o•stat
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What does siderostat mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- siderostat (n.)
An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; -- a more general term for heliostat.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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siderostat
sid′e-rō-stat, n. a heliostat adapted to sidereal time.—adj. Siderostat′ic. [L. sidus, sideris a star, Gr. statos, standing.]
