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Short Definition Almucantar (also known as almucantarat, almacantara) is a circle of the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon. Stars belonging to the same almucantar have the same altitude.
Detailed Definition Almucantar is commonly defined by the arc on the celestial sphere, characterized by the zenith angle, which represents half of its angular magnitude. The almucantar plane refers to a plane within the celestial sphere that is formed by the almucantar. A solar almucantar specifically denotes an almucantar plane used for measuring the irradiance of the Sun.
Etymology From French almucantarat, from Arabic almuqanṭarāt"circles of celestial latitude" , from qanṭara"arch"
Sample Sentence(s)
The Sun and the Moon seized their almucantar and remained there for a moment, dividing the world into day and night.
Translations of Terms/Concepts into Partner Languages
French l'almicantarat
German der Almukantarat
Italian l’almucantarat
Polish almukantar, almukantarat
Swedish almicantarat
Additional Translations of Terms/Concepts into Other Languages
Russian
альмукантарат
Ukrainian
альмукантарат
Links to Videos/Articles:
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (1998a, July 20). Almucantar | astronomy. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved [ 06.14.2023 ], from https://www.britannica.com/science/almucantar
