"almucantar" meaning in English

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Noun

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, {{der|en|ML.|almicantarath}} Medieval Latin almicantarath 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. Tags: archaic, historical 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)
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  2. (astronomy, archaic or historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle. Tags: archaic, historical Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-almucantar-en-noun-AhGcrft- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: almacantar, almicantar, almucanter Derived forms: almucantar staff

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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