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vertical circle
ver·ti·cal cir·cle
(
plural
ver·ti·cal cir·cles
)
noun
Definition:
great circle passing through celestial zenith:
a great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the horizon and passes through the zenith and the nadir
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