Definitions For Almucantar
Noun
ALMUCANTAR (plural ALMUCANTARs) (astronomy, archaic, or, historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body. (astronomy, archaic, or, historical) An instrument for observing the heavenly body, heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.Derived terms
almucantar staffTranslations
Catalan: almucantarat, m German: Höhenparallele Irish: almacantar, m, líne chomhthreomhar airde, f Italian: almucantarat, m Persian: مقنطره (moqantare), مقنطرات (moqantarāt) Polish: almukantarat, m Portuguese: almucântara, f Spanish: almicantarat, mAlternative forms
almacantar almicantar almucanterEtymology
From {{bor, en, fr, almicantarat}}, almucantarat, from {{der, en, ML., almicantarath}}, almucantarath, from Arabic المقنطرات, tr=almuqanṭarāt, t=circles of celestial latitude, from قَنْطَرَة, , arch.Is Almucantar a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
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Scrabble US
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Scrabble UK
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English International (SOWPODS)
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Scrabble Global
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
19
The word Almucantar is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends