alphonsine
/əlfˈɑnsin/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.25 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
Example Sentences
- "Foꝛ Hipparchus and Ptholomie, haue ſtabliſhed in their time the quantity of the Tropicke yeare, to bee of 365. dayes, 5. houres, 55. minutes, and 12. ſeconds. The Alphonſines, of 365. dayes, 5. houres, 55. minutes, and 12. ſeconds, […]"
- "For its manifeſt, that Ptotomy could never deſcribe either the Motion of the Equinoxes, or aſſign the certain and poſitive beginning of the Year: the which he ingeniouſly confeſſeth in Lib. 3. De Almageſt. Magnum. Ch. 2. and which he leaveth to be diſcovered in after times by thoſe Aſtronomers, who coming into the World much later than he, might be able to invent ſome way to make more accurate obſervations. And although the Alphonſines & Thebith Ben Core have attempted to explain them; yet it appeareth that they have done as much as nothing. For the Poſitions of the Alphonſines diſagree amongſt themſelves, as Ricius proveth."
- "There are various opinions concerning the number and order of the celestial Spheres; but, following for the present, for the sake of learners, the doctrine of the Alphonsines, we reckon ten, in this order:—The 1st is the Sphere of the Moon, which has the lowest place in the Æther; […]"
Etymology
From Latin Alphōnsīnus.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Alphōnsīnus