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merid'ian an"gle



Astron.
the angle, measured eastward or westward through 180°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body. Cf. hour angle.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

meridianmeridian circle

 

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