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solar tower

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solar tower [′sō·lər ‚tau̇·ər]
(astronomy)
A tower which has a coelostat mounted on top to reflect the sun's light vertically downward so that it may be studied with a spectroheliograph or other astronomical instrument at the bottom of the tower.


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NEWS: EnviroMission, an Australian power company, hopes to erect a 1,000 meter (3,300 foot)-high solar tower in New South Wales.
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