paran

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noun

A latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two celestial bodies (or mathematical points, or any such bodies'/points' projections onto the ecliptic) were simultaneously one on the horizon and the other at its highest in the sky (culminating) or lowest below the horizon.

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Meanings

nounparan (plural parans)

plural parans

  1. astrocartographyA latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two celestial bodies (or mathematical points, or any such bodies'/points' projections onto the ecliptic) were simultaneously one on the horizon and the other at its highest in the sky (culminating) or lowest below the horizon.

Origin

Short for paranatellonta, from Greek παρανατέλλοντα

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APA

paran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paran

MLA

“paran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paran. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paran,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paran.

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