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noun
An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: telescope, scope
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