"sphaera recta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsfiːɹə ˈɹɛktə/
Etymology: First attested in 1932; Latin: sphaera (“sphere”, “globe of the heavens”) + rēcta (feminine nominative singular of rēctus, “right”, “upright”) = “upright sphere”. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|en|noun|singulare tantum|head=sphaera recta}} sphaera recta (singulare tantum)
  1. (astronomy) An idealised conception of the celestial sphere in which the celestial equator is perpendicular to the local horizon and the Sun reaches the zenith at its highest point. Tags: singular, singular-only Categories (topical): Astronomy

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈspʰae̯.ra ˈreːk.ta/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠pʰäe̯rä ˈreːkt̪ä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈsfe.ra ˈrek.ta/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsfɛːrä ˈrɛkt̪ä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-noun|sphaera<1.sg> rēcta<+>}} sphaera rēcta f sg (genitive sphaerae rēctae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sphaera<1.sg> rēcta<+>}} Forms: sphaera rēcta [canonical, feminine, singular], sphaerae rēctae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sphaera rēcta [nominative, singular], sphaerae rēctae [genitive, singular], sphaerae rēctae [dative, singular], sphaeram rēctam [accusative, singular], sphaerā rēctā [ablative, singular], sphaera rēcta [singular, vocative]
  1. (New Latin) sphaera recta Tags: New-Latin, declension-1
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