This, in a transit of Mercury or Venus across the solar disc, occurs when the planet is just within the sun's margin.
·noun The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. II. Contact ·noun A close union or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Brought in contact with, as touching the sides of a ship. In astronomy, bringing a reflected body, a...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Intrinsic; inherent; real. II. Internal ·adj Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial. III. Inte...
In a transit of Mercury or Venus over the sun's disc, this expression means the first touch of the p...
·add. ·adj Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an Internal-combustion engine) in which...
This is termed ceiling of the ship. ...
A valve opening from the outside of a steamer's boiler, in order to allow air to enter the boiler wh...