hour angle

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1. the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body (noun.location)

hypernym	:	distance,
definition	:	the property created by the space between two objects or points (noun.attribute)

2. (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	angular distance,
definition	:	the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer (noun.shape)

domain category	:	astronomy, uranology,
definition	:	the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition)

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