See oblique ascension.
An arc between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which comes to the horizon wit...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun The act of ascending; a rising; ascent. II. Ascension ·noun An ascending or arising, as in di...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
See Christ. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The act of mounting or rising upwards. (See right ascension.) ...
oblīquē, adv., v. obliquus fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
oblīquē adv. obliquus, athwart, obliquely : ferri.— Indirectly, covertly : alqm castiga...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun An oblique line. II. Oblique ·vi To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique ...
See right ascension. ...
An arc of the equator between the first point of Aries, and the hour circle which passes through any...
·adj Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle. ...
Consist in determining the position of a ship, by observing with a compass the bearings of two or mo...
Is the reduction of the position of the ship from the various courses made good, oblique to the meri...
A movement in marching, in which the men, while advancing, gradually take ground to the right or lef...
Any other than a right-angled triangle. ...