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| has gloss | eng: A kamal is a celestial navigation device that determines latitude. The invention of the kamal allowed for the earliest known latitude sailing, and employed in the Indian Ocean from the 10th century. It was then adopted by Indian navigators soon after, and then adopted by Chinese navigators some time before the 16th century. |
| lexicalization | eng: kamal |
| instance of | (noun) the work of a sailor navigation, sailing, seafaring |
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| Catalan | |
| has gloss | cat: A kamal is a celestial navigation device that determines latitude. The invention of the kamal allowed for the earliest known latitude sailing, i emprava en l'OCEÀ ÍNDIC des del 10è segle. Era llavors adoptat per EXPLORADORS INDIS aviat després, i llavors adoptat per EXPLORADORS XINESOS una bit de temps abans del 16è segle. The kamal originated from Arab navigators of the in the late 9th century, and employed in the Indian Ocean from the 10th century. It was then adopted by Indian navigators soon after, and then adopted by Chinese navigators some time before the 16th century. |
| lexicalization | cat: kamal |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Ein Kamal ist ein astronomisches Navigationsgerät, um die Breitenlage eines Ortes festzulegen. |
| lexicalization | deu: Kamal |
| Finnish | |
| has gloss | fin: Kamal on tähtinavigoinnissa käytetty laite, jolla määritellään leveyspiiri. Alkujaan kamalia käyttivät arabit islamin kulta-ajalla, myöhemmin kiinalaiset 1700- ja 1800-luvuilla. Sitä on arveltu käytetyn myös muinaisessa Intiassa. Se oli käyttökelpoinen vain päiväntasaajan tienoilla, eikä sitä siksi käytetty Euroopassa. |
| lexicalization | fin: Kamal |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Il kamal è uno strumento per la navigazione celeste che determina la latitudine. Il kamal è stato inizialmente usato dagli Arabi nellepoca doro della loro civiltà e poi dai Cinesi nel XVIII e XIX secolo. Alcuni studiosi credono che il kamal sia stato usato nellantica India dai navigatori sulle loro navi mercantili che percorrevano le rotte tra il Vicino e Medio Oriente e il SE dellIndia e che fosse poi passato ai navigatori arabi. |
| lexicalization | ita: kamal |
| Letzeburgesch | |
| has gloss | ltz: E Kamal ass en astronomescht Navigatiounsinstrument, fir geografesch Breet vun enger Uertsplaz festzeleeën. |
| lexicalization | ltz: Kamal |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Kamal - przyrząd używany w nawigacji do określania szerokości geograficznej, poprzez określenie wysokości Gwiazdy Polarnej nad horyzontem. Stosowany był głównie w świecie arabskim. |
| lexicalization | pol: Kamal |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: O Kamal foi um instrumento de navegação usados primariamente por navegadores chineses e árabes do Oceano Índico, entre o século XVIII e o século XIX. É um instrumento capaz de determinar a latitude de uma dada região. |
| lexicalization | por: kamal |
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