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EQUINOCTIAL CIRCLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does equinoctial circle mean?
• EQUINOCTIAL CIRCLE (noun)
The noun EQUINOCTIAL CIRCLE has 1 sense:
1. the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
Familiarity information: EQUINOCTIAL CIRCLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
celestial equator; equinoctial; equinoctial circle; equinoctial line
Hypernyms ("equinoctial circle" is a kind of...):
great circle (a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center)
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