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astronomical latitude

the angle between the direction of gravity at the observer's position and the plane of the celestial equator

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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