单词 | co-latitude |
释义 | co-latituden. Astronomy. The complement of the latitude, i.e. the difference between it and 90 degrees. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > position of heavenly body > [noun] > latitude latitudec1400 degree1647 co-latitude1790 1790 Roy Trigon. Operation in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 208 Its latitude will be 51° 6′ 52″ 8; and hence PR the co-latitude will be 38° 53′ 7″.2. 1878 J. N. Lockyer Stargazing 329 The altitude of the star in this case is its declination plus the co-latitude of the place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1790 |
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