distance vs hour angle

hour angle vs distance

distance and hour angle both are nouns.

distance is a verb but hour angle is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distance	Yes	No	Yes	No
hour angle	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hour angle is a hyponym of distance; that is, hour angle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distance:

distance: the property created by the space between two objects or points
hour angle: the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body

Other hyponyms of distance include way, piece, mean distance, farawayness, farness, remoteness, closeness, nearness, wavelength, focal distance, focal length, hyperfocal distance, leap, span, wheelbase, interval, separation, remove, yardage, hour, minute, milage, mileage, elevation.

distance (noun)	hour angle (noun)
the property created by the space between two objects or points	the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
size of the gap between two places	(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
indifference by personal withdrawal
a distant region
the interval between two times
a remote point in time

distance (verb)	hour angle (verb)
go far ahead of
keep at a distance

Difference between distance and hour angle

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