单词 | 六分仪 |
释义 | 〔astrolabe〕A medieval instrument, now replaced by the sextant, that was once used to determine the altitude of the sun or other celestial bodies.星盘:一种中世纪的仪器,曾用来测量太阳或其它天体的高度,现在已被六分仪取代〔octant〕An instrument based on the principle of the sextant but employing only a 45° angle, used as an aid in navigation.八分仪:以六分仪的规则为基础设计的一种仪器,但只采用45°角,用来帮助航海〔shoot〕To measure the altitude of with a sextant or other instrument:用六分仪测量:用六分仪或其它仪器测量…的高度:〔Sextans〕New Latin sextāns [sextant] * see sextant 新拉丁语 sextāns [六分仪] * 参见 sextant |
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