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Almacantar

Almacantar \Al`ma*can"tar\, n. (Astron.)

  1. Same as Almucantar.

  2. A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See Almucantar. [1913 Webster] ||

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almacantar

n. 1 (alternative form of almucantar English) 2 An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almucantar circle.