Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Celestial Latitude |
Celestial LatitudeNoun1. (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | Angular distance north or south of the ecliptic; the arc of a circle of latitude between the ecliptic and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward from the ecliptic through 90°, and labeled N or S to indicate the direction of measurement. See ecliptic system of coordinates. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Celestial LatitudeSynonym: declination (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Celestial Latitude |
| Specialty definitions using "celestial latitude": ecliptic system of coordinates. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "celestial latitude"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Japanese Kanji | 黄緯 (ecliptic latitude). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | こうい (act, change of dress, conduct, courtesy, deed, dignity, ecliptic latitude, eminent, favor, good will, high ranking, imperial throne, kindness, lady court attendant, school doctor, seasonal changing of clothes, second accession of the same emperor, second lunar month, siege). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | elestialcay atitudelay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-e-e-i-i-l-l-l-s-t-t-t-u" | |
-5 letters: tactualities, testiculated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
