oblique ascension

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An arc between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which comes to the horizon with a star, or other heavenly body, reckoned according to the order of signs. It is the sum or difference of the right ascension and ascensional difference.

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ascension oblique
See oblique ascension. ...

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Ascension
·noun The act of ascending; a rising; ascent. II. Ascension ·noun An ascending or arising, as in di...

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Ascension
See Christ. ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
ascension
The act of mounting or rising upwards. (See right ascension.) ...

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oblique
oblīquē, adv., v. obliquus fin. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
oblique
oblīquē adv. obliquus, athwart, obliquely : ferri.— Indirectly, covertly : alqm castiga...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Oblique
·noun An oblique line. II. Oblique ·vi To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique ...

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ascension right
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right ascension
An arc of the equator between the first point of Aries, and the hour circle which passes through any...

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Oblique-angled
·adj Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle. ...

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oblique bearings
Consist in determining the position of a ship, by observing with a compass the bearings of two or mo...

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oblique sailing
Is the reduction of the position of the ship from the various courses made good, oblique to the meri...

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oblique step
A movement in marching, in which the men, while advancing, gradually take ground to the right or lef...

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oblique-angled triangle
Any other than a right-angled triangle. ...

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