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Nonagesimal
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.