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zenithal passages

zenithal passages is the plural of zenithal passage.

Meaning of zenithal passage

Noun

zenithal passage (plural zenithal passages)

  1. The passing of the sun directly overhead such that no shadows are cast by a pole sticking straight up from the ground. These conditions only occur in locations between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Questions about zenithal passages

What is zenithal passages the plural of?
Zenithal passages is the plural of zenithal passage.

Words near zenithal passages in the dictionary

  1. zenith telescopes
  2. zenithal
  3. zenithal hourly rate
  4. zenithal hourly rates
  5. zenithal passage
  6. zenithal passages
  7. zenithally
  8. zenithic
  9. zeniths
  10. zenithward
  11. zenithwards

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