solar compass

noun

A surveying instrument based on the principle that the direction to the Sun at a specified time can be calculated if the observer's position on the surface of the Earth is known.

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Meanings

nounsolar compass (plural solar compasses)

plural solar compasses

  1. A surveying instrument based on the principle that the direction to the Sun at a specified time can be calculated if the observer's position on the surface of the Earth is known.
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APA

solar compass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20compass

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“solar compass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20compass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar compass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20compass.

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