Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backstaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-staff
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.

Inflected Forms

backstaffs (plural) backstaves (plural)

Questions

What does backstaff mean?: An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.

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