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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslongitude celeste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lõ.ɡiˈtu.dʒi seˈlɛs.tʃi
"O astrônomo determinou a longitude celeste do planeta."
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The angular distance of a celestial body measured eastward along the ecliptic from the vernal equinox to the great circle passing through the body and the poles of the ecliptic.
"Astronomers calculated the celestial longitude of the newly discovered asteroid to track its orbit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'celestial' (via Old French from Latin 'caelestis', meaning of the heavens) combined with 'longitude' (from Latin 'longitudo', meaning length). Established in early modern astronomy and navigation to map coordinates on the celestial sphere relative to the ecliptic plane.
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longitude céleste
Transliteration: lɔ̃.ɡy.yd se.lɛst
"La longitude céleste est mesurée le long de l'écliptique."
ekliptikale Länge
Transliteration: ɛk.lɪp.tiˈkaː.lə ˈlɛŋ.ə
"Die ekliptikale Länge bestimmt die Position des Sterns."
longitudine celeste
Transliteration: lɔn.ɡiˈtuː.di.ne tʃeˈlɛs.te
"La longitudine celeste viene calcolata dall'equinozio di primavera."
longitud celeste
Transliteration: loŋ.ɡiˈðut seˈles.te
"La longitud celeste se mide a lo largo de la eclíptica."
longitude celeste
Transliteration: lõ.ɡiˈtu.dʒi seˈlɛs.tʃi
"O astrônomo determinou a longitude celeste do planeta."
खगोलीय देशांतर
Transliteration: khagoliya deshantar
"खगोलीय देशांतर की गणना क्रांतिवृत्त के साथ की जाती है।"
黄经
Transliteration: huáng jīng
"天体的黄经是从春分点沿黄道向东量度的。"
황경
Transliteration: hwang-gyeong
"춘분점에서 황도를 따라 측정한 천체의 위치를 황경이라고 합니다."
黄経
Transliteration: kōkei
"黄経は春分点から黄道に沿って測られます。"
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