Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

almucantar staff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-mu-can-tar staff
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass.

Questions

What does almucantar staff mean?: An ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass.

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