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HOUR ANGLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("hour angle" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
Synonyms:
HA; hour angle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("hour angle" is a kind of...):
angular distance (the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
