Spectroheliograph

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

  Spectroheliograph \Spec`tro*he"li*o*graph\, n. (Astrophysics)
     An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a
     spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope,
     and provided with clockwork for moving the sun's image across
     the slit. -- {Spec`tro*he`li*o*graph"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]