单词 | ortive |
释义 | ortive/ˈɔːtɪv/adjective Astronomy. Of or relating to the rising of a celestial object. Usually in ortive amplitude: the angular distance of an object at its rising measured from the eastern point of the horizon. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Henry Gellibrand (1597–1637), mathematician. From classical Latin ortīvus relating to rising (1st cent. a.d. in astronomical context) from ortus rising, rise + -īvus -ive. |
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