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nocturlabe

nocturlabe noun: an instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star.

Noun

nocturlabe (plural nocturlabes)

  1. (historical) An instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star

Forms of nocturlabe

pluralnocturlabes

Questions about nocturlabe

What does nocturlabe mean?
Nocturlabe means an instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star.
What part of speech is nocturlabe?
Nocturlabe is a noun.
What is the plural of nocturlabe?
The plural of nocturlabe is nocturlabes.

Words near nocturlabe in the dictionary

  1. noctuoid
  2. noctuoids
  3. nocturesis
  4. nocturia
  5. nocturic
  6. nocturlabe
  7. nocturlabes
  8. nocturn
  9. nocturnal
  10. nocturnal active photolocation
  11. nocturnal arc

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