vertical circle
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vertical circle
n.
See meridian.
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vertical circle
n
(Astronomy) astronomy a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
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ver′tical cir′cle
n.
a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith.
[1550–60]
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Noun | 1. | vertical circle - a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon great circle - a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center |
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