Nocturlabe
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nocturlabe is a noun meaning (historical) An instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star.
Meaning
(historical) An instrument for navigation, or telling the time, at night, by measuring the position of stars relative to the pole star.
Word Forms
- nocturlabes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include astronavigation, astrolabe, lodestar, meteoroscope, cosmolabe, clockstar.
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