horizon glass
horizon glass noun: a half-silvered piece of glass mounted in a quadrant or sextant, so that the horizon can be seen at the same time as the reflection of a heavenly body.
Noun
horizon glass (plural horizon glasses)
- A half-silvered piece of glass mounted in a quadrant or sextant, so that the horizon can be seen at the same time as the reflection of a heavenly body.
- On the morning of August 25, shortly after breaking camp, he looked back with his horizon glass and caught a majestic glimpse of Cabezon Peak […].2006, Hampton Sides, Blood and Thunder, Abacus, published 2014, page 258
horizon glass meaning in Tamil
horizon glass in Tamil
- தொடுவரை கோணஅளவி கண்ணாடி
Forms of horizon glass
| plural | horizon glasses |
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Questions about horizon glass
- What does horizon glass mean?
- Horizon glass means a half-silvered piece of glass mounted in a quadrant or sextant, so that the horizon can be seen at the same time as the reflection of a heavenly body.
- What is horizon glass in Tamil?
- Horizon glass in Tamil is தொடுவரை கோணஅளவி கண்ணாடி. See Horizon glass meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is horizon glass?
- Horizon glass is a noun.
- What is the plural of horizon glass?
- The plural of horizon glass is horizon glasses.
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