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polar distance

American

noun

Astronomy.

codeclination.

polar distance British

noun

Also called: codeclination. the angular distance of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial pole; the complement of the declination

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Etymology

Origin of polar distance

First recorded in 1810–20

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