cross-staff: Meaning and Definition of

cross-staff

Pronunciation: (krôs'staf", -stäf", kros'-), [key]
— pl. -staffs, -staves.
  1. an instrument for measuring the angle of elevation of heavenly bodies, consisting of a calibrated staff with another shorter staff perpendicular to and sliding on it. Also called
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