conoscope

/kɑnɒskəʊp, kɑnɒˈskəʊp/

Definitions

1. noun

An optical instrument that produces a magnified image of the Sun’s corona.

“The astronomer used a conoscope to study the Sun’s corona during the solar eclipse.”

Synonyms

  • coronagraph
  • solar telescope

Antonyms

  • sunspectacle