parapegmaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/

名詞

parapegma (plural parapegmas or parapegmata)

1. A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
   • 2007, Daryn Lehoux, Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World, page 12:

     At its most basic, the word parapegma (plural:parapegmata) describes any instrument that tracked cyclical phenomena by the use of a moveable peg or pegs.

同意語

• almanac

関連する語

• parapegm

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