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Definition: Vertical Circle |
Vertical CircleNoun1. A great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | A great circle of the celestial sphere, through the zenith and nadir. Vertical circles are perpendicular to the horizon.The prime vertical circle or prime vertical passes through the east and west points of the horizon. The principal vertical circle passes through the north and south points of the horizon and coincides with the celestial meridian. (references) |
Mining | A. Graduated circle on theodolite or tacheometer, by use of which the slope of the collimation line through sighting telescope is measured in survey work b. Any great circle of the celestial sphere passing through the zenit. (references) |
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Crosswords: Vertical Circle |
| English words defined with "vertical circle": Cardinal points ♦ loop ♦ Magnetic azimuth ♦ Prime-vertical transit instrument ♦ Vertical angle. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vertical circle": astro altitude ♦ Beaman stadia arc ♦ face right ♦ irrigator, overhead, IRRIGATOR, SPRINKLING SYSTEM ♦ parallactic angle, prime vertical, prime vertical circle, principal vertical circle ♦ ROTARY-HEAD-MILLING-MACHINE SET-UP OPERATOR ♦ true prime vertical ♦ veranda net, verandah net. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "vertical circle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | Scheitelkreis. (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | első vertikális kör (prime vertical, prime vertical circle). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | erticalvay irclecay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-e-e-i-i-l-l-r-r-t-v" | |
-4 letters: electrical, irrelative. | |
-5 letters: accretive, leviratic, retrieval, traveller. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 65 72 74 69 63 61 6C 43 69 72 63 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100101 01110010 01110100 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 00100000 01000011 01101001 01110010 01100011 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V e r t i c a l   C i r c l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0065 0072 0074 0069 0063 0061 006C 0043 0069 0072 0063 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)56718486756967782377584697871 |
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