limiting parallel
noun
A parallel line or parallel of latitude that constitutes a limit or boundary; (Astronomy ) each of the two parallels of latitude within which the moon is able to obscure a particular star or planet by occultation.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Robertson (1690–1761).
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