An instrument for making angular measurements, esp. the altitude of celestial or distant terrestrial objects, consisting of a graduated…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > quadrant, sextant, etc. (13) quadrant?c1400 An instrument for making angular measurements, esp. the altitude of celestial or distant terrestrial objects, consisting of a graduated… quadrate1551 = quadrant, n.1 7. Now historical. sextant1628 An instrument for making angular measurements, esp. of the altitude of celestial or distant terrestrial objects, consisting of a graduated arc… sinical quadrant1669 a former nautical instrument having intersecting sines drawn from each side. bow1696 ‘An astronomical instrument formerly used at sea, consisting of only one large graduated arc of 90°, three vanes, and a shank or staff.’ Smyth Sailor'… pig yoke1836 Nautical slang. A sextant or quadrant. hog yoke1897 (a) a wooden frame placed around a hog's neck to prevent it pushing its way through hedges, fences, etc. (now rare); (b) (Nautical) a quadrant (qua… ham-bone1938 A sextant. Naval slang. Subcategories:— part of (5) |
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