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helioscope

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of the sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From helio- + -scope.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: helioscopi — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Finnish: helioskooppi — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • French: hélioscope — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • German: Helioskop — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Ido: helioskopo — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Italian: elioscopio — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Norwegian: helioskop — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: helioskop — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Polish: helioskop — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Portuguese: helioscópio — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Romanian: helioscop — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Russian: гелиоско́п (gelioskóp) — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Spanish: helioscopio — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Swedish: helioskop — apparatus for viewing the sun
  • Ukrainian: геліоско́п (helioskóp) — apparatus for viewing the sun