单词 | almury |
释义 | almuryn. rare. Now historical. A pointer on the rete of an astrolabe or on a similar instrument.In later use chiefly with reference to Chaucer's use of the term. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > parts of almuryc1400 alidadea1500 diopter1594 pinnule1594 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §23. 14 Thin almury is cleped the denticle of capricorne or elles the kalkuler. 1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel 20 The label, called in Italian Index or ostensorium, the shewer or pointer of some Almuri. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 33 Almury, the upright part of an astrolabe. 2000 Chaucer Rev. 34 412 An almury is a pointer..on an instrument such as an astrolabe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400 |
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