equinoctial circle

equinoctial circle

noun Astronomy.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
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Equinoctial circle is always a great word to know.
So is companion. Does it mean:
the fainter of the two stars that constitute a double or binary star
the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus
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equinoctial circle or equinoctial line
 
n
another name for celestial equator
 
equinoctial line or equinoctial line
 
n

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equinoctial circle  
See celestial equator.
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