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Webster 1913 Edition

Nonagesimal

Nonˊa-ges′i-mal

,
Adj.
[L.
nonagesimus
the ninetieth. See
Nonagenarian
.]
(Astron.)
Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.

Nonˊa-ges′i-mal

,
Noun.
(Astron.)
The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nonagesimal

NONAGESIMAL

,
Adj.
[L. Ninetieth.] Noting the 90th degree of the ecliptic; being in the highest point of the ecliptic.

Definition 2024

nonagesimal

nonagesimal

English

Noun

nonagesimal ‎(plural nonagesimals)

  1. (astronomy) The middle to highest point of a part of an ecliptic that is above the horizon at any period of time.

Adjective

nonagesimal ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.

References

  • "nonagesimal": Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. Article.

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