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noun Astronomy.
a transit instrument provided with a graduated vertical scale, used to measure the declinations of heavenly bodies and to determine the time of meridian transits.
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Origin of meridian circle
First recorded in 1540â50
Words nearby meridian circle
merida, Meriden, Meridia, meridian, meridian angle, meridian circle, méridienne, meridional, meridional aberration, Merilee, Mérimée
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British Dictionary definitions for meridian circle
meridian circle
noun
an instrument used in astronomy for determining the declination and right ascension of stars. It consists of a telescope attached to a graduated circle
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