单词 | first point of capricorn |
释义 | > as lemmasfirst point of Capricorn first point of Capricorn n. the point of the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic touches the tropic of Capricorn tangentially, which the sun passes at the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and which was formerly in Capricorn but is now in Sagittarius, owing to precession. ΚΠ 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises 293 270..is the right ascention of the first point of Capricorne. 1703 W. Alingham Short Acct. Nature & Use Maps xv. 43 In this Position also, there is a certain Portion of the Ecliptick, equidistant from the first point of Capricorn, that never rises. 1956 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 46 164/1 The right ascensions are reckoned from the first point of Capricorn. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。