"almucantar" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ælməˈkæntə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ælməˈkæntɚ/ [General-American] Forms: almucantars [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English almicanteras, French almicantarat, almucantarat, from Medieval Latin almicantarath, almucantarath, from Arabic المقنطرات (almuqanṭarāt, “circles of celestial latitude”), from قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “arch”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ق ن ط ر|ق ط ر}}, {{bor|en|enm|almicanteras}} Middle English almicanteras, {{bor|en|fr|almicantarat}} French almicantarat, {{m|fr|almucantarat}} almucantarat, {{der|en|ML.|almicantarath}} Medieval Latin almicantarath, {{m|la|almucantarath}} almucantarath, {{m|ar|المقنطرات|t=circles of celestial latitude|tr=almuqanṭarāt}} المقنطرات (almuqanṭarāt, “circles of celestial latitude”), {{m|ar|قَنْطَرَة||arch}} قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “arch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} almucantar (plural almucantars)
  1. (astronomy, archaic or historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Astronomy Translations (small circle on the celestial sphere): almucantarat [masculine] (Catalan), horisontin kanssa yhdensuuntainen ympyrä (Finnish), almukantarat (Finnish), Höhenparallele (German), almacantar [masculine] (Irish), líne chomhthreomhar airde [feminine] (Irish), almucantarat [masculine] (Italian), مقنطره (moqantare) (Persian), مقنطرات (moqantarât) (Persian), almukantarat [masculine] (Polish), almukantar [masculine] (Polish), almucântara [feminine] (Portuguese), almicantarat [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-almucantar-en-noun-tUtYRzOx Disambiguation of Astronomy: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 43 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'small circle on the celestial sphere': 91 9
  2. (astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-almucantar-en-noun-AhGcrft- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: almacantar, almicantar, almucanter Derived forms: almucantar staff

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