This name, the opposite of superior, is applied to Mercury and Venus, because they revolve in orbits interior to the earth's path.
infĕrĭor, v. inferus, II. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
īnferior ius, adj.comp.of inferus, lower, further down : spatium, Cs.: locus (opp. superior): in i...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·adj Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods. II. Inferior ·adj Junior or subordinate in...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
GERMA´NIA INFE´RIOR[GALLIA,p. 967.] ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Mercury or Venus is said to be in inferior conjunction, when it is situated in the same longitude as...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See asteroids. ...
Those beautiful opaque bodies which revolve about the sun as a centre, in nearly circular orbits. (S...
The satellites, or moons, revolving about some of the primary planets the moon being our satellite. ...
Those which revolve about the sun as a centre, outside the earth's orbit; the opposite of inferior. ...
Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose