stephanomen.

/ˈstɛfənəʊm/

Etymology: irregularly < Greek στέϕανος crown (taken in the sense of corona n.¹ 1) + -νόμος distributor.

An instrument for measuring the angular dimensions of fog-bows, halos, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > instrument for measuring fog-bows, etc.

stephanome1889

1889 Times 21 Mar. 3/3 The stephanome..is used for measuring the angular size of halos, fog-bows, and glories at the Ben Nevis Observatory.

1890 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 5th Ser. 29 454 (note) A stephanome, consists of a graduated bar, at one end of which the eye is placed, and in which slides a cross-bar carrying certain projections. With its aid faint objects, for which a sextant would be useless, may be measured to within 5′.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	stephanome
释义	stephanomen. /ˈstɛfənəʊm/ Etymology: irregularly < Greek στέϕανος crown (taken in the sense of corona n.¹ 1) + -νόμος distributor. An instrument for measuring the angular dimensions of fog-bows, halos, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > instrument for measuring fog-bows, etc. stephanome1889 1889 Times 21 Mar. 3/3 The stephanome..is used for measuring the angular size of halos, fog-bows, and glories at the Ben Nevis Observatory. 1890 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 5th Ser. 29 454 (note) A stephanome, consists of a graduated bar, at one end of which the eye is placed, and in which slides a cross-bar carrying certain projections. With its aid faint objects, for which a sextant would be useless, may be measured to within 5′. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1889
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