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dip sector

dip sector noun: an instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. A sextant can be used as one, and historically some instruments were specifically created for the purpose. In reality they appear to have been cumbersome and little used.

Noun

dip sector (plural dip sectors)

  1. (historical) An instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. A sextant can be used as one, and historically some instruments were specifically created for the purpose. In reality they appear to have been cumbersome and little used.

Forms of dip sector

pluraldip sectors

Questions about dip sector

What does dip sector mean?
Dip sector means an instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. A sextant can be used as one, and historically some instruments were specifically created for the purpose. In reality they appear to have been cumbersome and little used.
What part of speech is dip sector?
Dip sector is a noun.
What is the plural of dip sector?
The plural of dip sector is dip sectors.

Words near dip sector in the dictionary

  1. dip one's toe in the water
  2. dip one's wick
  3. dip out
  4. dip pen
  5. dip pens
  6. dip sector
  7. dip sectors
  8. dip stitch
  9. dip stitches
  10. dip stream
  11. DIP switch

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