coronograph
[ kuh-roh-nuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ kəˈroʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Astronomy.
Origin of coronograph
First recorded in 1880–85
OTHER WORDS FROM coronograph
co·ro·no·graph·ic [kuh-roh-nuh-graf-ik] /kəˌroʊ nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby coronograph
coroner,
coronet,
coroneted,
coronitis,
coronium,
coronograph,
coronoid fossa,
coronoid process,
coronoidectomy,
coroplasty,
corot
Definition for coronograph (2 of 2)
coronagraph
or co·ro·no·graph
[ kuh-roh-nuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ kəˈroʊ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Astronomy.
an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
OTHER WORDS FROM coronagraph
co·ro·na·graph·ic [kuh-roh-nuh-graf-ik] /kəˌroʊ nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for coronograph
coronagraph
coronograph
/ (kəˈrəʊnəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied