How to Use astrolabe in a Sentence

astrolabe

noun

• That included this metal disk, thought to be an astrolabe — an instrument that mariners used to navigate by measuring the height of celestial bodies above the horizon.
  — Ernie Mastroianni, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2019
• John has a gift just for Bree, an astrolabe, that allows them to find their position in the universe and tell the time.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
• There also appears to be new imagery shown in the metallic astrolabe or armilla that hangs above the map.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Apr. 2019
• But that’s because its function is more astrolabe than clock.
  — Alex Schechter, National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019
• One is an astrolabe, an instrument used to measure the position of stars.
  — Kamasi Washington, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2019
• This idea really picked up steam in the season six finale, when Sam arrived at the Citadel to begin his maester training and encountered an astrolabe that looks a lot like the one in the opening credits of the show.
  — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 25 July 2017
• Mariner’s astrolabes came into use much later, during the late 15th century.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 27 Oct. 2017
• Three astrolabes, devices used for navigation, should be flown to Portugal for restoration and research, Noli said.
  — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2017
• Allen has also purchased a collection owned by a former investor and a rare bronze Spanish navigational astrolabe found off Lucaya Beach that will be on display as well.
  — Bill Springer, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• Some of the classes included: Social Studies/Math where students created astrolabes and used them outside to measure locations of buildings, trees, etc. and gauge distance and patterns.
  — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2019
• Astrolabes used by early sea explorers are frequently referred to as mariner's astrolabes.
  — David Mearns, National Geographic, 24 Oct. 2017
• There are also lots of smaller instruments—thermometers, sextants, astrolabes—and plenty of globes, as well as an enormous armillary sphere, designed and built by the Italian astronomer Antonio Santucci.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 May 2020
• Accurate instruments, such as the astrolabe, allowed people to measure the motion of the planets and thus predict movements in the heavens, particularly phenomena like solar and lunar eclipses and the motions of planets like Venus.
  — Carla J. Mulford, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
• Without magnetic compasses or tools like astrolabes, the Vikings likely relied on primitive solar compasses to navigate, which uses the position of the sun to determine north.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 9 Apr. 2018
• By aligning an astrolabe perpendicular to the horizon, ancient astronomers could calculate measurements like time and position.
  — David Mearns, National Geographic, 24 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024