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| has gloss | (noun) a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon vertical circle |
| has gloss | eng: In astronomy, a vertical circle is a great circle on the celestial sphere that is perpendicular to the horizon. Therefore it passes through the zenith and the nadir. There is a vertical circle for any given direction. The vertical circle which is on the east-west direction is called the prime vertical. |
| lexicalization | eng: vertical circle |
| subclass of | (noun) a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center great circle |
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| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Scheitelkreis |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | |
| has gloss | ell: Ως κάθετοι κύκλοι ή κατακόρυφοι κύκλοι (vertical circles) στην Αστρονομία και στην Αστρονομική ναυτιλία ονομάζονται οι μέγιστοι κύκλοι που περιέχουν την κατακόρυφο ενός τόπου, διέρχονται επομένως από το Ζενίθ και Ναδίρ του τόπου και είναι κάθετοι προς τον μαθηματικό ορίζοντα. |
| lexicalization | ell: Κάθετος κύκλος |
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| similar | e/Vertical circle |
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