ALMUCANTAR


Meaning of ALMUCANTAR in English

n. (also almacantar) Astron. a line of constant altitude above the horizon.

[ ME f. med.L almucantarath or F almucantara etc., f. Arab. almukantarat sundial f. kantara arch ]

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