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zenithal passage

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Meanings

noun

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.

Word forms

zenithal passage zenithal passages zenial passage

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