Me`te*or"o*scope (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?,
fr. ? observing the heavenly bodies; ? + ? to view: cf. F.
météoroscope. See Meteor.]
(Astron.) (a) An astrolabe; a
planisphere. [Obs.] (b) An instrument for
measuring the position, length, and direction, of the apparent path
of a shooting star.