altitude
Webster Dictionary
the elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon
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horizon
Webster Dictionary
a plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational / celestial horizon
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elevation
Webster Dictionary
the distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star
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amplitude
(ˈæm plɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the arc of the horizon measured from the east or west point to the point where a vertical circle through a heavenly body would intersect the horizon.
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house
Webster Dictionary
a twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours
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azimuth
(ˈæz ə məθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
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nonagesimal
Webster Dictionary
the middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon
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low
Webster Dictionary
in a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian
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hor.
(ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
horizon.
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low
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
not far above the horizon:
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up
(ʌp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
above the horizon:
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uprise
(ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to come above the horizon.
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horizontal
(ˌhɔr əˈzɒn tl, ˌhɒr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
near, on, or parallel to the horizon.
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under
(under)
Princeton's WordNet
below the horizon
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set
(set(p))
Princeton's WordNet
being below the horizon
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moonrise
(ˈmunˌraɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the rising of the moon above the horizon.
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moonset
(ˈmunˌsɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
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rise
(ˈrɪz ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
appearance above the horizon, as of the sun or moon.
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set
(ɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to pass below the horizon; sink:
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sink
(ɪŋk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to disappear from sight, as below the horizon.
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sunset
(ˈsʌnˌsɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the setting of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
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set
(set, go down, go under)
Princeton's WordNet
disappear beyond the horizon
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go down
(set, go down, go under)
Princeton's WordNet
disappear beyond the horizon
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go under
(set, go down, go under)
Princeton's WordNet
disappear beyond the horizon
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sunrise
(ˈsʌnˌraɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
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sunrise
(ˈsʌnˌraɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
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rise
(ˈrɪz ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to ascend above the horizon, as a heavenly body.
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raise
(ɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching it.
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up
(ʌp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of heavenly bodies) risen above the horizon.
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erectness
(verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness)
Princeton's WordNet
position at right angles to the horizon
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