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