| 单词 | inferior meridian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasinferior meridian c. inferior meridian: that part of the celestial meridian which lies below the pole; so inferior passage (of the meridian), etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > hour circle > meridian > inferior inferior meridian1834 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words (at cited word) Inferiour Planets are those which are placed below the Globe of the Sun. 1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 26 The two first, because they move within the earth's orbit, are called inferior planets. 1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy viii. 253 The inferior conjunction will happen when..the planet has reached a point between the sun and earth. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xiii. 105 Once under the superior and once under the inferior meridian. 1854 H. Moseley Lect. Astron. (ed. 4) x. 47 Let the altitude of the star be observed..at the time of its inferior passage. < as lemmas |
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