Helioscope vs. Sun

Helioscopenoun

(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the sun without harming the eye, by means of blackened glass or mirrors that reflect only a part of the light.

Helioscopenoun

A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light.

Helioscope

A helioscope is an instrument used in observing the sun and sunspots. The helioscope was first used by Benedetto Castelli (1578-1643) and refined by Galileo (1564–1642).

Sunproper noun

The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.

Sunnoun

(astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.

Sunnoun

The light and warmth which is received from the sun.

Sunnoun

(figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.

Sunnoun

Sunrise or sunset.

Sunnoun

The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.

Sunnoun

(cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.

Sunnoun

A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).

Sunverb

(transitive) To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.

Sunverb

(transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.

Sunverb

(intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.

Sunverb

To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

Sunnoun

See Sunn.

Sunnoun

The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.

Sunnoun

Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.

Sunnoun

The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.

Sunnoun

That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.

Sunverb

To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.

Sunnoun

a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system;

Sunnoun

the rays of the sun;

Sunnoun

a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc

Sunnoun

any star around which a planetary system evolves

Sunnoun

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

Sunverb

expose one's body to the sun

Sunverb

expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun;

Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy mainly as visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared radiation.