Heliograph (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
  2. photoheliograph.
  3. an instrument for recording the duration and intensity of sunshine.
  4. an early type of photoengraving made on a metal plate coated with sensitized asphalt.
verb (used with or without object)
  1. to communicate by heliograph.
noun
  1. an instrument with mirrors and a shutter used for sending messages in Morse code by reflecting the sun's rays
  2. a device used to photograph the sun
Heliograph (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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