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vernal equinox collapse: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces; March 21

equinox collapse: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

ecliptic collapse: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

great circle collapse: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

zodiac collapse: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs; a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

perigee collapse: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

equator collapse: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"; a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

longitude collapse: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

apogee collapse: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

areola collapse: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite; small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing

discus collapse: a disk used in throwing competitions; an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

orbit collapse: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"; the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

meridian collapse: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"; a town in eastern Mississippi; of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"

aureole collapse: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

loge collapse: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

circle collapse: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"; a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"; ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"; something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"; travel around something; "circle the globe"; move in circles

circumnavigate collapse: travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

perpendicular collapse: an extremely steep face; a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting; a straight line at right angles to another line; extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"; intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

disk collapse: a flat circular plate; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

balcony collapse: a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet; an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

circumference collapse: the size of something as given by the distance around it; the length of the closed curve of a circle; the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

peanut gallery collapse: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"

quadrant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies; the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle; any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes; a quarter of the circumference of a circle; a quarter of the circumference of a circle

sextant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant; a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

parquet collapse: seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle; a floor made of parquetry

corona collapse: a long cigar with blunt ends; (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape; one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object; (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

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