Greenwich hour angle

noun

Green·​wich hour angle

usually ˈgrinij in Greenwich,

England,

& in Great Britain as a whole,

usually ˈgrenich or ˈgrenēch in Greenwich Village & in New York City as a whole,

often in certain other places named Greenwich & usually by speakers unfamiliar with the local pronunciation of any place named Greenwich ˈgrēnˌwich;

sometimes ˈgrenij or ˈgrenēj or ˈgrinich or ˈgrinēch or ˈgrinēj or ˈgrenˌwich or ˈgrinˌwich

: the hour angle of a celestial body at the meridian of Greenwich

Word History

Etymology

from Greenwich, England

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