A rotating openwork metal plate fitted to an astrolabe or similar instrument to indicate the positions of the principal fixed stars. Cf. plate, n. 11.
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| 释义 | the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > astrolabe > rete (1) retec1392 A rotating openwork metal plate fitted to an astrolabe or similar instrument to indicate the positions of the principal fixed stars. Cf. plate, n. 11. |
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