Definition of Heliostet
He"li*o*stat (?), n. [Helio- +
Gr. &?; placed, standing, fr. &?; to place, stand: cf. F.
héliostate.] An instrument consisting of a mirror
moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary,
by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its
diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A device, consisting of a mirror turned by clockwork, to reflect the light of the sun in some fixed direction; now used with some measuring device to continuously monitor the sun's output
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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