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PRONUNCIATION OF MERIDIAN CIRCLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERIDIAN CIRCLE

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Meridian circle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MERIDIAN CIRCLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Meridian circle

The meridian circle is an instrument for timing of the passage of stars across the local meridian, an event known as a transit, while at the same time measuring their angular distance from the nadir. These are special purpose telescopes mounted so as to allow pointing only in the meridian, the great circle through the north point of the horizon, the zenith, the south point of the horizon, and the nadir. Meridian telescopes rely on the rotation of the Earth to bring objects into their field of view and are mounted on a fixed, horizontal, east-west axis. The similar transit instrument, transit circle or transit telescope is likewise mounted on a horizontal axis, but the axis need not be fixed in the east-west direction. For instance, a surveyor's theodolite can function as a transit instrument if its telescope is capable of a full revolution about the horizontal axis. Meridian circles are often called by these names, although they are less specific. For many years, transit timings were the most accurate method of measuring the positions of heavenly bodies, and meridian instruments were relied upon to perform this painstaking work.

Definition of meridian circle in the English dictionary

The definition of meridian circle in the dictionary is an instrument used in astronomy for determining the declination and right ascension of stars. It consists of a telescope attached to a graduated circle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERIDIAN CIRCLE

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meridian
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meril
merils
merimake
mering
meringue
merino
Merionethshire
merisis
merism
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meristically

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERIDIAN CIRCLE

Arctic Circle
circle
come full circle
crop circle
dress circle
encircle
family circle
golden circle
great circle
half-circle
inner circle
Magic Circle
pitch circle
small circle
social circle
squared circle
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vicious circle
virtuous circle
winner´s circle

Synonyms and antonyms of meridian circle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «meridian circle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERIDIAN CIRCLE

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The translations of meridian circle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meridian circle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

子午圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

círculo meridiano
570 millions of speakers

English

meridian circle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्याह्न चक्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دائرة الزوال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меридиан круг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

círculo meridiano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেরিডিয়ান বৃত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cercle méridien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulatan meridian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meridiankreis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

子午環
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자오선 원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingkaran meridian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vòng tròn kinh tuyến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெரிடியன் வட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेरिडियन सर्कल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meridyen daire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circolo meridiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

południk krąg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

меридіан коло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cerc meridian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεσημβρινό κύκλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meridiaan sirkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meridianen cirkel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meridian sirkel
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meridian circle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERIDIAN CIRCLE»

Discover the use of meridian circle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meridian circle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Observations with the Meridian Circle...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Alice Maxwell Lamb, Milton Updegraff, 2012
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Meridian Circle Observations Made at the Lick Observatory, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Richard Hawley Tucker, 2012
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Catalogue of 1213 Stars Observed with the Meridian Circle ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William A Rogers, 2011
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Modern Astrometry
They are 8 m long, providing twice as good a precision in right ascension as the Pulkovo horizontal meridian circle. With the best performances of CCD micrometers and further improvements on refraction modelling using global reduction ...
Jean Kovalevsky, 2002
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Scriptores Logarithmici
Then it is evident that, since the circles BQand C R are parallel to each other, they will intercept equal portions of the two meridian circles P c and PCL; and consequently the little arch RQof the meridian circle PQ_ will be equal to the little arch ...
‎1801
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Scriptores Logarithmici: Or, A Collection of Several Curious ...
Then it is evident that, since the circles BQ_and C R are parallel to each other, they will intercept equal portions of the two meridian circles P c and P Qj and consequently the little arch RQ^of the meridian circle P Q_ will be equal to the little ...
Francis Maseres, Charles Hutton, 1801
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The System of the Stars
Heliometer 1883 0-39 8 1-31 9-8 Meridian circle 1885 ... 1888 0-266 12-3 1-26 13-9 Heliometer 1888 0-068 48 0-64 27-6 Meridian circle 1889 0-20 16 0-51 7-5 Meridian circle 1889 0-087 37-5 1-69 47-3 Meridian circle 1889 0-046 70-9 1-11  ...
Agnes Mary Clerke, 2010
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Transactions of the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union (London). Installation of a large meridian circle ( aperture 180 mm, focal length 240 cm) constructed in Leningrad for the Moscow University has begun lately at the new observatory of the Sternberg Institute on ...
International Astronomical Union (London), 1936
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An Encyclopaedia of Geography
If a meridian circle pass through the zenith of any place, the arc intercepted between the zenith and the equator is called the Latitude of that place. Thus Z being the zenith of any place, and EKQ the equator, the latitude of the place is the arc ZE ...
Hugh Murray, 1834
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The province of the law of tort: Tagore law lects., 1930
The Askania meridian circle is being used in Uccle, according to the suggestion of Prof. G. Cecchini, the director of the Bureau of the International Latitude Service, to determine the declinations of 499 stars of the I. L.S. -programme.
Sir Percy Henry Winfield, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERIDIAN CIRCLE»

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Owner injured in early morning fire that destroyed Bensalem home
The fire in the 3700 block of Meridian Circle appears to be accidental, but an investigation was continuing Sunday afternoon, Bensalem fire ... «Bucks County Courier Times, May 15»
2
Business briefing: Sunday, May 3
Nortech Systems, Wayzata, will be moving to a new corporate headquarters at 7550 Meridian Circle, Suite 150, Maple Grove, by early July. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
3
The Detroit Observatory and how it shaped the Michigan community
... greatly expanding the university's, and the country's, astronomical knowledge. On the first floor, a Meridian Circle Telescope was installed. «Michigan Radio, Nov 14»
4
The hill of stars
The three 'fundamental' instruments (the Great meridian circle, the Great vertical circle, and the Great transit telescope) were only installed in ... «Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Aug 14»
5
Area Family Loses Granary, Chickens and Decorations in Fire
The glow of flames from a burning granary on Meridian Circle Saturday evening could be seen for miles. Fire destroyed the building and its ... «Belleplaineherald, Dec 13»
6
3-Alarm Fire Destroys Belle Plaine Barn
According to the Scott County Dispatch, the fire was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. on a farm on Meridian Circle. When crews arrived, a large ... «CBS Local, Dec 13»
7
Kirk Key relocates
The new location, at Meridian Circle and Highland Park Street NW, offers easy access to Interstate 77 and Akron-Canton Regional Airport, ... «Canton Repository, Oct 13»
8
BAGHDAD 767-1258 AD: Melting Pot for a Universal Renaissance
Knowing that each degree on the celestial sphere corresponds to one degree on the meridian circle of the surface of Earth, they came to the ... «Executive Intelligence Review, Oct 13»
9
Shanghai Astronomical Museum
The "Sino-Foreign Astronomical Exchange" includes an astronomical exchange, time determination by meridian circle, evolution of telescopes, ... «China Daily, May 12»
10
Meridian Circle Advisors' John H. Nghiem Appointed to Mayor's …
Meridian Circle Advisors Announces the Appointment of John H. Nghiem, its founder and Managing Director, to the Mayor's International Trade ... «PR Web, Mar 11»

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