Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horizon glass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: hori-zon -glass
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A half-silvered piece of glass mounted in a quadrant or sextant, so that the horizon can be seen at the same time as the reflection of a heavenly body.

Example Sentences

"On the morning of August 25, shortly after breaking camp, he looked back with his horizon glass and caught a majestic glimpse of Cabezon Peak […]."

Inflected Forms

horizon glasses (plural)

Questions

What does horizon glass mean?: A half-silvered piece of glass mounted in a quadrant or sextant, so that the horizon can be seen at the same time as the reflection of a heavenly body.

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