🔤 Almucantars ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
aasmani dairay, falak ke dairay, khala ke dairay, almucantar
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ENGLISH
📚noun
almucantars
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˌælməˈkæntərz/
Phonetic: /al muh kan turz/
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DEFINITION
circles of equal altitude on the celestial sphere, parallels of altitude, astronomical circles
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Almucantars are circles on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon.
The astronomer plotted the almucantars to measure the altitude of the stars.
The instrument was used to trace almucantars across the night sky.
Almucantars help navigators determine their position at sea.
The ancient scholars studied almucantars to understand the movement of the heavens.
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SYNONYMS
altitude circles celestial circles horizon parallels astronomical circles
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ANTONYMS
vertical circles meridian lines longitude lines celestial poles
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