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moon-culminating

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
moon-cul-mi-nat-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.

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What does moon-culminating mean?
Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.

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