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equatorial mount

Syllabification: (e·qua·to·ri·al mount)
(also equatorial mounting)
Definition of equatorial mount

noun

Astronomy
  • a telescope mounting with one axis aligned to the celestial pole, which allows the movement of celestial objects to be followed by motion about this axis alone. Compare with altazimuth (sense 1).

equatorial mount in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of equatorial mount in the British & World English dictionary