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  • 31Aries — /air eez, ee eez /, n., gen. Arietis /euh ruy i tis/. 1. Astron. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus. 2. Astrol. a. the first sign of the zodiac: the cardinal fire sign. See illus. under zodiac. b. a person born under this …

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  • 32latitude — ► NOUN 1) the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator. 2) (latitudes) regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator: northern latitudes. 3) scope for freedom of action or thought. DERIVATIVES… …

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  • 33latitudinal — latitude ► NOUN 1) the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator. 2) (latitudes) regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator: northern latitudes. 3) scope for freedom of action or thought. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 34latitudinally — latitude ► NOUN 1) the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator. 2) (latitudes) regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator: northern latitudes. 3) scope for freedom of action or thought. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 35Twilight — For other uses, see Twilight (disambiguation). Twilight at Riga Bridge …

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  • 36oblique Mercator’s projection — A type of conformal map projection in which the cylinder is tangent at a great circle other than the equator or the meridian. The line of tangency can be any great circle. The projection is used principally to depict an area near the vicinity of… …

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  • 37galactic latitude — Astron. the angular distance from the galactic equator of a point on the celestial sphere. [1905 10] * * * …

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  • 38Extraterrestrial skies — The sky of a world refers to the view of the heavens from its surface. This view varies from world to world for many reasons. The most important factor in the appearance of a world s sky is its atmosphere, or the lack thereof. Depending on the… …

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  • 39Hindu calendar — The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. Most of these calendars are inherited from a… …

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  • 40solar system — the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it. [1695 1705] * * * The Sun, its planets, and the small bodies (see asteroid, Centaur object, comet, Kuiper belt, meteorite, and Oort cloud) interplanetary dust and gas… …

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