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photoheliograph

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pho⋅to⋅he⋅li⋅o⋅graph

  [foh-tuh-hee-lee-uh-graf, -grahf]
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–noun Astronomy.
an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
Also called heliograph.

Origin:
1860–65; photo- + heliograph

Related forms:
pho⋅to⋅he⋅li⋅o⋅graph⋅ic  [foh-tuh-hee-lee-uh-graf-ik] , adjective
pho⋅to⋅he⋅li⋅og⋅ra⋅phy  [foh-tuh-hee-lee-og-ruh-fee] , noun
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pho·to·he·li·o·graph   (fō'tō-hē'lē-ə-grāf')   
n.  A telescope equipped to photograph the sun.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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