单词 | quindecile |
释义 | quindecileadj.n. Astrology and Astronomy. Designating the aspect of two celestial objects which are one fifteenth of a circle (24 degrees) apart in the sky. Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [adjective] > quindecile quindecile1679 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 171 (table) The Aspects New and Old... Vigintile. Quindecile. Semisextile. [Etc.] 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. ii. 39 Then the Vigintile, and Quindecile, and Decile, &c. will also look to be counted; while we hope..we shall never be forced to own such Driblets of Aspects. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. 99 To these [aspects of Ptolemy] Kepler added eleven more, viz. the Vigintile,..the quindecile,..the semisextile [etc.]. 1990 tr. K. Hamaker-Zondag Aspects & Personality i. 17 (heading) The quindecile: 24°. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1679 |
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