Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|An 18th century Persian astrolabe.
English
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Etymology
Gr. α���ολάβο�, from ����ον (star) + λαμβάνειν (to take).

Noun
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1. An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

Translations

Italian: astrolabio m, astrolabo (rare)
Neapolitan: strulàbbio
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Portuguese: astrolábio m
Spanish: astrolabio m

See also
compass
sextant

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• 2007-06-13 03:53 - Calavera - Portuguese translation

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