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  1. almucantarnoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: From mediaeval Latin almucantarath or French almicantarat, from Arabic (al-muqanŧarāt) ‘circles of celestial latitude’, formed from the plural of (qanŧara) ‘arch’.

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  1. Almucantar

    An almucantar (also spelled almucantarat or almacantara) is a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon. Two stars that lie on the same almucantar have the same altitude. The term was introduced into European astronomy by monastic astronomer Hermann Contractus of Reichenau, Latinized from the Arabic word al-muqanṭarah ("the almucantar, sundial", plural: al-muqanṭarāt), derived from qanṭarah ("arch, bridge")

Webster Dictionary

  1. Almucantarnoun

    a small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar

  2. Etymology: [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantart, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.]

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  1. Almucantar

    An almucantar is a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon. Two stars that lie on the same almucantar have the same altitude. The term was introduced into European astronomy by monastic astronomer Hermann Contractus of Reichenau, from the Arabic word al-muqntarat, meaning "crooked, bow-like."

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of almucantar in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of almucantar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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