Angle of position

(Astron.)

the angle which any line (as that joining two stars) makes with another fixed line, specifically with a circle of declination.

See also: Position

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Position micrometer

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