Parapegma

//pæɹəˈpɛɡmə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From Latin parapegma, from Ancient Greek παράπηγμα (parápēgma, “something fixed on or hung up”) .

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