cosmolabe

noun

cos·​mo·​labe

ˈkäzməˌlāb

plural -s

: an instrument resembling the astrolabe formerly used for measuring angular distances between heavenly bodies

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from cosm- + -labe

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Rhymes for cosmolabe

• astrolabe
• babe
• gabe