moon-culminatorn.

Brit.

/ˌmuːnˈkʌlmᵻneɪtə/, U.S.

/ˌmunˈkəlməˌneɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moon n.¹, culminate v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + culminate v. + -or suffix, after moon-culminating adj. Compare moon-culmination n.

Now rare.

A star which culminates at almost the same time and declination as the moon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > stars that show the way > [noun] > navigation aid

sea-starc1050

longitude star1814

Greenwich star1821

lunar star1840

moon-culminator1846

nautical star1867

1846 M. F. Maury Astron. Observ. National Observatory Washington I. App. 33 Order. Observation for 1846... A regular series to be kept up on..the Sun, Moon, and Planets, and by the West Transit on the Moon culminators of the Nautical Almanac.

1878 Nature 5 Dec. 94/2 A discussion on moon-culminators in their application to longitudes, with notices on the methods of Nicolai and Struve, and a fully-worked-out example.

1898 Proc. Royal Soc. 1897–8 62 p. xvi Nothing had been published except the meridian observations of 1834 and such star places as were required for comet comparison stars, moon culminators, &c.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moon-culminator
释义	moon-culminatorn. Brit. /ˌmuːnˈkʌlmᵻneɪtə/, U.S. /ˌmunˈkəlməˌneɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moon n.¹, culminate v., -or suffix. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + culminate v. + -or suffix, after moon-culminating adj. Compare moon-culmination n. Now rare. A star which culminates at almost the same time and declination as the moon. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > stars that show the way > [noun] > navigation aid sea-starc1050 longitude star1814 Greenwich star1821 lunar star1840 moon-culminator1846 nautical star1867 1846 M. F. Maury Astron. Observ. National Observatory Washington I. App. 33 Order. Observation for 1846... A regular series to be kept up on..the Sun, Moon, and Planets, and by the West Transit on the Moon culminators of the Nautical Almanac. 1878 Nature 5 Dec. 94/2 A discussion on moon-culminators in their application to longitudes, with notices on the methods of Nicolai and Struve, and a fully-worked-out example. 1898 Proc. Royal Soc. 1897–8 62 p. xvi Nothing had been published except the meridian observations of 1834 and such star places as were required for comet comparison stars, moon culminators, &c. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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