Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dip sector

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: dip -sec-tor
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. A sextant can be used as one, and historically some instruments were specifically created for the purpose. In reality they appear to have been cumbersome and little used.

Inflected Forms

dip sectors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

optical level theodolite

Questions

What does dip sector mean?: An instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. A sextant can be used as one, and historically some instruments were specifically created for the purpose. In reality they appear to have been cumbersome and little used.

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