oblique sphere

noun

The celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator.

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Meanings

nounoblique sphere (plural oblique spheres)

plural oblique spheres

  1. astronomyThe celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator.
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