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almucantar Definition


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almucantar
almacantar
noun
    1. A small circle of the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane.
    2. old use
      An instrument once used for measuring astronomical amplitude.
Etymology: 14c: from French almicantarat or almucantarat, from Arabic almuqantarah the sundials.



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