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heliograph

/hee-lee-uh-graf, -grahf/US // ˈhi li əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf //UK // (ˈhiːlɪəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) //

日光镜,日历表,日光仪,日影

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
    • : Astronomy. photoheliograph.
    • : Meteorology. an instrument for recording the duration and intensity of sunshine.
    • : Photography, Printing. an early type of photoengraving made on a metal plate coated with sensitized asphalt.
  1. 1
    • : to communicate by heliograph.

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Examples

  • We bivouacked at Granaatz Plaatz farm that night, whence the heliograph winked the news of our engagement to our camp.

  • Instantly, the ship shone like the polished mirror of a heliograph.

  • The Hussars left behind a Colt-Maxim and a heliograph for our usage.

  • Very often these heliograph stations are located on mountain tops in the midst of extremely inaccessible country.

  • Of course it is all prearranged who should be notified in case a fire is reported to the heliograph man.