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Meaning of "coronagraph" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORONAGRAPH

coronagraph  [kəˈrəʊnəˌɡrɑːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORONAGRAPH

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Coronagraph is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORONAGRAPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coronagraph

Coronagraph

A coronagraph is a telescopic attachment designed to block out the direct light from a star so that nearby objects – which otherwise would be hidden in the star's bright glare – can be resolved. Most coronagraphs are intended to view the corona of the Sun, but a new class of conceptually similar instruments are being used to find extrasolar planets and circumstellar disks around nearby stars. Coronagraph image of the Sun...

Definition of coronagraph in the English dictionary

The definition of coronagraph in the dictionary is an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORONAGRAPH


autograph
ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf
biograph
ˈbaɪəˌɡrɑːf
chromatograph
krəˈmætəˌɡrɑːf
chromolithograph
ˌkrəʊməʊˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf
chronograph
ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf
cinematograph
ˌsɪnɪˈmætəˌɡrɑːf
hydrograph
ˈhaɪdrəˌɡrɑːf
lithograph
ˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf
Mimeograph
ˈmɪmɪəˌɡrɑːf
monograph
ˈmɒnəˌɡrɑːf
pantagraph
ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf
pantograph
ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf
paragraph
ˈpærəˌɡrɑːf
phonograph
ˈfəʊnəˌɡrɑːf
photograph
ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf
photomicrograph
ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf
pictograph
ˈpɪktəˌɡrɑːf
seismograph
ˈsaɪzməˌɡrɑːf
spirograph
ˈspaɪrəˌɡrɑːf
typograph
ˈtaɪpəˌɡrɑːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORONAGRAPH

corona
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
corona discharge
coronach
coronae
Coronae Australis
Coronae Borealis
coronal
coronal consonant
coronal mass ejection
coronal suture
coronally
coronaries
coronary
coronary artery
coronary bypass
coronary care unit
coronary heart disease
coronary insufficiency

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORONAGRAPH

bar graph
cerograph
choreograph
color photograph
colour photograph
digraph
electrocardiograph
electron micrograph
graph
hectograph
holograph
ideograph
micrograph
polygraph
radiograph
seraph
spectrograph
stereograph
subgraph
subparagraph
telegraph

Synonyms and antonyms of coronagraph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coronagraph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORONAGRAPH

Find out the translation of coronagraph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coronagraph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coronagraph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

日冕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coronógrafo
570 millions of speakers

English

coronagraph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coronagraph
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإكليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коронограф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coronagraph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

coronagraph
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coronographe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coronagraph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korona
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コロナグラフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coronagraph
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coronagraph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coronagraph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

coronagraph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉरोनॅग्राफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Coronagraph
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coronografo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koronograf
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коронограф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coronagraph
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στεμματογράφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coronagraph
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

koronagraf
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korona
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coronagraph

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORONAGRAPH»

The term «coronagraph» is normally little used and occupies the 130.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORONAGRAPH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coronagraph» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coronagraph» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coronagraph

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORONAGRAPH»

Discover the use of coronagraph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coronagraph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sequence Learning: Paradigms, Algorithms, and Applications
If you wish to start observing prominences, available methods include the coronagraph, the Ha filter, and the spectroheliograph. The Lyot coronagraph The main function of a coronagraph is to completely block out light coming from the ...
Ron Sun, C.Lee Giles, 2001
2
The History of the Telescope
M. Waldmeier of Zurich has a Lyot-type coronagraph at Arosa, 6200 feet above sea level, where atmospheric purity has enabled him to follow a Leonis (Regulus ) to within 12-4 minutes of arc from the sun's limb.“ Waldmeier's work at Arosa has  ...
Henry C. King, 1955
3
Direct Imaging of Exoplanets: Science and Techniques : ...
A block diagram of coronagraphic system. 2. Post Coronagraph Wavefront Sensor/Speckle calibration system A block diagram of the coronagraphic system is show in figure 2. A post corona- graph wavefront sensor (PCWS) is placed between ...
Claude Aime, Farrokh Vakili, 2006
4
The Exoplanet Handbook
Coronagraph Interferometric coronagraphs: Achromatic interferometric coronagraph Common-path achromatic interferometer-coronagraph Visible nulling coronagraph, x - y shear (fourth-order null) Pupil swapping coronagraph Pupil ...
Michael Perryman, 2011
5
Scientific American The Amateur Astronomer
After using his instrument for a year, Semerau wrote: “My coronagraph performs beyond all my expectations. Building it was the most fascinating fun I have ever had.” Semerau mounted his coronagraph on the same telescope axes that ...
Scientific American, Shawn Carlson, 2008
6
The Observer's Guide to Astronomy:
As regards the coronagraph itself, the articles that Lyot wrote in I'Astronomie may be reread with profit (Lyot, 1931, 1932, 1937). On the fiftieth anniversary of the coronagraph's invention, Lyot's work was described by A. Dollfus in issues of ...
Patrick Martinez, 1994
7
Exoplanets
Nulling Gemini Planet 2011 7.798 0.95, 1.2, 1579 APL Coronagraph ChromaticImager Gemini-S 1.6, 2.2 Science-Arm Polarimetry SPHERE 2011 8.20 1.2, 1.6, 2.2 1312 APL or Phase-Mask Chromatic VLT 0.6, 0.8, 0.9 Coronagraph ...
Sara Seager, 2010
8
Coronagraph
VIEW DOWN THE BARREL OF THE CORONAGRAPH REVEALS CONCENTRIC RINGS ON WHICH DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS REFLECTED FROM BRASS CONE NEAR END OF TUBE f . Look where he goes when he returns front overseas The  ...
9
Coronal Disturbances: International Astronomical Union ...
CORONAGRAPH EXPERIMENT R. M MacQUEEN, J. T. GOSLING, E. HILDNER, R. H. MUNRO, A. I. POLAND, and C. L. Ross High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research*, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A. Abstract.
Gordon Allen Newkirk, 1974
10
Solar Image Analysis and Visualization
Automatic. Detection. and. Tracking. of. Coronal. Mass. Ejections. in. Coronagraph. Time. Series. O. Olmedo · J. Zhang · H. Wechsler · A. Poland · K. Borne Originally published in the journal Solar Physics, Volume 248, No 2, 485– 499.
Jack Ireland, C. Alex Young, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORONAGRAPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coronagraph is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What's after Webb? Maybe a 12-meter space telescope
Other technologies will require some additional work, such as a coronagraph to block out starlight in order to allow exoplanets to be imaged ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
2
Alien exoplanets just became a lot easier to spot
"With this new coronagraph we are now looking for planets around nearby stars. We have the capacity to directly detect, or rule out, planets ... «Wired.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Telescope filter helps spot Earth-like alien worlds
They've developed a new variety of coronagraph (a telescope filter that blocks starlight) powerful enough to give a much better view of the ... «Engadget, Jun 15»
4
Detecting exoplanets close to their host star
The vector-APP coronagraph[1] uses the wavelike nature of light to cancel out the starlight whilst allowing the planet's light to shine through. «Space Daily, Jun 15»
5
Sun Storm Takes Another Swipe at Earth With Potential for Havoc
Using a coronagraph, forecasters on Earth can get a pretty good idea of the size of the sun's the coronal mass ejection and extrapolate its ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
6
Optic Cancels Starlight to Search for Exoplanets
The vector apodizing phase plate (vector-APP) coronagraph was installed in May at the 6.5-m Magellan Clay telescope in Chile, and the first ... «Photonics.com, Jun 15»
7
Detecting exoplanets close to their host stars
The 'vector Apodizing Phase Plate' (vector-APP) coronagraph was installed at the 6.5-m Magellan Clay telescope in Chile in May 2015, and ... «Nanowerk, Jun 15»
8
Aditya-1 Satellite Will Orbit Sun To Study Corona - ISRO
ISRO has short listed the following instrumentation for the project: a visible emission line coronagraph (VELC), Solar ultraviolet imaging ... «CrazyEngineers, Jun 15»
9
Tracking the violence in the Sun
Scientists use this kind of picture, called a coronagraph, in which the Sun is obscured, to better see the Sun's atmosphere, the corona.Credit: ... «Cosmos, Jun 15»
10
Nearby star hosts Kuiper belt twin
The instrument, which is part of the Gemini South telescope in Chile, uses a disk called a coronagraph to blot out the glare of bright stars. «Nature.com, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Coronagraph [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coronagraph>. May 2024 ».
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