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astrocompass

astrocompass noun: a form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position.

astrocompass: a form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position
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Noun

astrocompass (plural astrocompasses)

  1. A form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position.

astrocompass meaning in Tamil

astrocompass in Tamil

விண்பொருள்வழி திசைகாட்டி

Forms of astrocompass

pluralastrocompasses

Origin of astrocompass

From astro- + compass.

Questions about astrocompass

What does astrocompass mean?
Astrocompass means a form of compass in which the direction is evaluated by sighting stars of a known position.
What is astrocompass in Tamil?
Astrocompass in Tamil is விண்பொருள்வழி திசைகாட்டி. See Astrocompass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is astrocompass?
Astrocompass is a noun.
What is the plural of astrocompass?
The plural of astrocompass is astrocompasses.

Words near astrocompass in the dictionary

  1. astroclimate
  2. astroclimates
  3. astroclimatic
  4. astrocoeniid
  5. astrocoeniids
  6. astrocompass
  7. astrocompasses
  8. astrocosmic
  9. astrocyte
  10. astrocytes
  11. astrocytic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: astrocompass (page history and authors); astrocompass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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