![](/template/termwiki/images/likesmall.jpg)
Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Reflecting circle
Reflecting circle
An elaborated form of the sextant used for measuring the large angles required in the determination of longitude by the method of lunar distances.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Chronometry
- Category: Clock
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Entertainment Category: Games
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr is an online game of geographical discoveries, by Anton Wallén, Swedish language consultant. The game uses a random Google Street View ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- ISO standards(4935)
- Six Sigma(581)
- Capability maturity model integration(216)
Quality management(5732) Terms
- Cables & wires(2)
- Fiber optic equipment(1)
Telecom equipment(3) Terms
- Christmas(52)
- Easter(33)
- Spring festival(22)
- Thanksgiving(15)
- Spanish festivals(11)
- Halloween(3)
Festivals(140) Terms
- General astrology(655)
- Zodiac(168)
- Natal astrology(27)