• An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, bywhich a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadilydirected to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, ageodetic heliotrope.


    Heliostat meaning & definition 1 of Heliostat.


  • A mirror that reflects solar rays onto a central receiver. A heliostat automatically adjusts its position to track daily or seasonal changes in the suns position. The arrangement of heliostats around a central receiver is also called a solar collector field.

    Heliostat meaning & definition 2 of Heliostat.


  • An apparatus containing a movable or driven mirror, used to reflect sunlight in a fixed direction.

    Heliostat meaning & definition 3 of Heliostat.

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