hour angle
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
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- distance hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(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
Types & categories
- angular distance hypernym
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- astronomy domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | distance |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | angular distance |