This term, when applied to celestial bodies, implies that the sun and moon, or moon and stars, are within measuring distance for lunars.
·adj Measured by an angle; as, angular distance. II. Angular ·noun A bone in the base of the lower ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Remoteness of place; a remote place. II. Distance ·vt To place at a distance or remotely. II...
The run which a ship has made upon the log-board. In speaking of double stars, it is the space separ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle. ...
·adj ·see <<Surangular>>. ...
An ugly long-armed crustacean the Goneplax angulata with eyes on remarkably long stalks. ...
is that which describes an angle, or moves circularly round a point, as planets revolving about the ...
This is a term used in the orbits of double stars, and implies the motion in a certain time of one s...
An astronomical term, denoting the distance of a body from the sun or earth projected upon the eclip...
The average distance of a planet from the sun; it is equal to half the longer axis of the ellipse, a...
The complement of the declination. The angular distance of a heavenly body from one of the poles, co...
The angular distance of any celestial object from the zenith at the time of observation. In navigati...
The point within which iron-plated ships, under concentrated fire, may be damaged. ...
When the angle between her and the sun, or a star, admits of measurement for lunar observation. ...
When the angle between those bodies admits of measurement for lunars (about 130°). ...