| 单词 | almucantar |
| 释义 | almucantar[ al-myoo-kan-ter ] / ˈæl myuˌkæn tər / noun Astronomy.a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon; the locus of all points of a given altitude. Also called parallel of altitude. Origin of almucantar1350–1400; probably <Medieval Latin almucantarath<Arabic al-muqanṭarāt the almucantars, equivalent to al the + muquanṭarāt sundial, derivative of qanṭarah arch; replacing almicanter,Middle English almicanteras (plural) <Middle French almicantarath<Medieval Latin Words nearby almucantaralms, almsgiver, almshouse, almsman, almswoman, almucantar, almuce, almug, alnico, Aloadae, load off one's mind, a Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for almucantaralmucantar almacantar/ (ˌælməˈkæntə) / nouna circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane an instrument for measuring altitudes Word Origin for almucantarC14: from French, from Arabic almukantarāt sundial Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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