Meteoroscope

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Meteoroscope \Me`te*or"o*scope\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?
     observing the heavenly bodies; ? + ? to view: cf. F.
     m['e]t['e]oroscope. See {Meteor}.] (Astron.)
     (a) An astrolabe; a planisphere. [Obs.]
     (b) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and
         direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star.


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