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English noun: hour angle

1. hour angle (location) the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body


Broader (hypernym)distance

2. hour angle (shape) (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


SynonymsHA


Broader (hypernym)angular distance


Domain categoryastronomy, uranology









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