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Almucantar
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Almucantar'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/almucantar.html. 1828.