| 单词 | inclining dial |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinclining dial inclining dial n. now rare and chiefly historical a sundial or similar instrument whose plane is inclined relative to the horizon; cf. dial n.1 2. ΚΠ 1585 J. Blagrave Math. Iewel Table of Contents sig. ¶¶v Of inclining dialles declining. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ix. 372/2 An Inclining Dial, is when the Angles which the Plate maketh with the Horizon, be acute and sharp. 1767 Suppl. Ferguson's Bk. of Lectures 29 Draw right lines to the center of the section; and they will be the true hour lines, for the like declining, reclining, or inclining dial. 1849 W. Turnbull Elements Spherical Astron. 125 Planes inclining to the horizon, or reclining from the zenith, on which are constructed all reclining or inclining dials. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 326/2–3 A brass equinoctial inclining dial,..19th C. < as lemmas |
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