almucantar

Etymology
From, , , from , , from Arabic , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.
 * 2)  An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.
 * 1)  An instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross such a circle.

Translations

 * Catalan: almucantarat
 * Finnish: horisontin kanssa yhdensuuntainen ympyrä, almukantarat
 * German: Höhenparallele
 * Irish: almacantar, líne chomhthreomhar airde
 * Italian: almucantarat
 * Persian: مقنطره, مقنطرات
 * Polish:, almukantar
 * Portuguese: almucântara
 * Spanish: