名詞 astrolabe:

1. an early form of sextant

as.tro.labe

n.（名詞）
A medieval instrument, now replaced by the sextant, that was once used to determine the altitude of the sun or other celestial bodies.
星盤(pán)：一種中世紀(jì)的儀器，曾用來(lái)測(cè)量太陽(yáng)或其它天體的高度，現(xiàn)在已被六分儀取代

來(lái)源：
Middle English astrelabie
中古英語(yǔ) astrelabie
from Old French astrelabe
源自 古法語(yǔ) astrelabe
from Medieval Latin astrolabium
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) astrolabium
from Greek astrolabon [planisphere]
源自 希臘語(yǔ) astrolabon [步天規(guī)，星座圖]
astro- [astro-]
astro- [前綴，表示.宇宙航行.]
lambanein lab- [to take]
lambanein lab- [拿，拿走]