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Meaning of time sight | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An observation by sextant of the altitude of a celestial body in order to determine the time and hence the longitude.
countable, uncountable
A set of observations in order to determine the time that is usually conducted with a transit instrument.
countable, uncountable

Examples

“The GHA of the sun at the time of your LAN is your longitude. (Of course, GHAs greater than 180° mean the longitude is east and it would be written as 360° - GHA.) Some navigators call this a time sight.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

time signal time signature Time Simulator time sink time slice time slip