- vernal equinoctial point
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
equinoctial point — noun (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic • Syn: ↑equinox • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑celestial point … Useful english dictionary
Equinoctial — E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial colure — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial line — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial points — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial time — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vernal equinox — noun 1. March 21 • Syn: ↑March equinox, ↑spring equinox • Ant: ↑autumnal equinox • Hypernyms: ↑equinox • Hyponyms: ↑Noruz, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
equinoctial day — The period between two successive transits of a particular meridian on the earth by the first point of the Aries or the successive transit of vernal equinox. Since the first point of Aries is not fixed in space, and it precesses along the… … Aviation dictionary
equinoctial colure — That great circle of the celestial sphere through the celestial poles and equinoxes. The hour circle of the vernal equinox. It is an imaginary point among the stars where the sun apparently crosses the equator from south to north on or about… … Aviation dictionary
Aries, first point of — The point of the equinoctial where the sun moving along the ecliptic passes from south to north direction. Also known as the vernal equinox … Aviation dictionary
first point of Aries — The point of intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equator (equinoctial) at which the sun is moving from a south to north declination. Also known as the spring equinox or the vernal equinox. It is denoted by the symbol γ. See also… … Aviation dictionary