nonagenaries
nonagenaries is the plural of nonagenary.
Meaning of nonagenary
Noun
nonagenary (plural nonagenaries)
- Synonym of square or quadrature, a rising at a 90 degree angle to the position of another heavenly body, particularly the sun.
- As for Mars, as he is neerer to the Sunne, so feeleth he the Sunne beames by a quadrant aspect, to wit, ninetie degrees: wherupon that motion tooke the name, called the first and second Nonagenarie, from both risings.1601, Pliny, translated by Philemon Holland, The Historie of the World, volume I, page 10
- Synonyms:
- square or quadrature
Questions about nonagenaries
- What is nonagenaries the plural of?
- Nonagenaries is the plural of nonagenary.
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