photoheliograph

[ foh-tuh-hee-lee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌfoʊ təˈhi li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Astronomy.

an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
Also called heliograph.

Origin of photoheliograph

First recorded in 1860–65; photo- + heliograph

OTHER WORDS FROM photoheliograph

pho·to·he·li·o·graph·ic [foh-tuh-hee-lee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌfoʊ təˌhi li əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective pho·to·he·li·og·ra·phy [foh-tuh-hee-lee-og-ruh-fee] /ˌfoʊ təˌhi liˈɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby photoheliograph

photograph, photographer, photographic, photography, photogravure, photoheliograph, photoinactivation, photoinduced, photoionization, photoisomerization, photojournalism