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cross-staff

cross-staff noun: an archbishop's cross.

Noun

cross-staff (plural cross-staffs or cross-staves)

  1. (obsolete) An archbishop's cross.
  2. (historical) An early instrument, consisting of a wooden rod with a sliding crosspiece, used for measuring the altitude of a star or for surveying.
    • The cross-staff is a very simple instrument, a calibrated shaft along which a bar slides.2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 188

cross-staff meaning in Tamil

cross-staff in Tamil

குறுக்கு மட்டக்கோல்

Forms of cross-staff

pluralcross-staffs
pluralcross-staves

Questions about cross-staff

What does cross-staff mean?
Cross-staff means an archbishop's cross.
What is cross-staff in Tamil?
Cross-staff in Tamil is குறுக்கு மட்டக்கோல். See Cross-staff meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cross-staff?
Cross-staff is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-staff?
The plural of cross-staff is cross-staffs.

Words near cross-staff in the dictionary

  1. cross-spall
  2. cross-spalls
  3. cross-specialty
  4. cross-springer
  5. cross-springers
  6. cross-staff
  7. cross-staffs
  8. cross-staves
  9. cross-step
  10. cross-stitch
  11. cross-stitched

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