oblique ascension
oblique ascension · oblique ascensions
An arc of the equator, which is intercepted between the first point of Aries and that…An arc of the equator, which is intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star, forming an oblique sphere.
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon)An arc of the equator, which is intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star, forming an oblique sphere.
Forms
plural: oblique ascensions| Singular | oblique ascension |
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See also
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