moon-culminationn.

Brit.

/ˌmuːnˌkʌlmᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmunˌkəlməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, culmination n.

Etymology: < moon n.¹ + culmination n. Compare earlier moon-culminating adj.

Now historical.

The crossing of an observer's meridian (culmination) by the edge of the moon or by any of certain stars in the same region of the sky; a record of the time of this occurrence, which may be used in calculating longitude.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > approach or cross meridian

mediationa1500

southing1653

moon-culmination1846

1824 F. Bailey On New Method determining Longitude 15 The apparent time of the moon's culmination at Paris..was 8^h16^m.]

1846 M. F. Maury Astron. Observ. National Observatory Washington I. App. 87 Formulæ for reducing occultations and moon culminations have been prepared.

1853 C. W. Hackley Elem. Trigonom., Plane & Spherical (ed. 4) 348 The best mode of determining longitude ordinarily is by means of moon culminations.

1881 Science 16 Apr. 172/1 Moon Culminations are more accurate than Lunars [sc. Lunar Distances], but the same in principle.

1924 Sci. Monthly Aug. 132 Moon culminations for longitude, culminations of Polaris for latitude and star occultations formed the early observational program.

1930 Science 7 Nov. 471/1 Upon completion of the new observatory in Washington, Gilliss was assigned to duty on the Coast Survey in reducing..the entire series of moon-culminations previously observed and published by him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moon-culmination
释义	moon-culminationn. Brit. /ˌmuːnˌkʌlmᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmunˌkəlməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moon n.¹, culmination n. Etymology: < moon n.¹ + culmination n. Compare earlier moon-culminating adj. Now historical. The crossing of an observer's meridian (culmination) by the edge of the moon or by any of certain stars in the same region of the sky; a record of the time of this occurrence, which may be used in calculating longitude. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > approach or cross meridian mediationa1500 southing1653 moon-culmination1846 1824 F. Bailey On New Method determining Longitude 15 The apparent time of the moon's culmination at Paris..was 8^h16^m.] 1846 M. F. Maury Astron. Observ. National Observatory Washington I. App. 87 Formulæ for reducing occultations and moon culminations have been prepared. 1853 C. W. Hackley Elem. Trigonom., Plane & Spherical (ed. 4) 348 The best mode of determining longitude ordinarily is by means of moon culminations. 1881 Science 16 Apr. 172/1 Moon Culminations are more accurate than Lunars [sc. Lunar Distances], but the same in principle. 1924 Sci. Monthly Aug. 132 Moon culminations for longitude, culminations of Polaris for latitude and star occultations formed the early observational program. 1930 Science 7 Nov. 471/1 Upon completion of the new observatory in Washington, Gilliss was assigned to duty on the Coast Survey in reducing..the entire series of moon-culminations previously observed and published by him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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