English Explanatory Dictionary

horizon glass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

horizon glass horizon glasses
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