Noun
The apparent radius of a star etc, when viewed from Earth.
A radius: half of a diameter.
Usage- Archaic
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[B]etweene the ſphere of Saturne and the Firmament, there is ſuch an incredible and vaſt ſpace or diſtance (7000000. ſemidiameters of the earth, as Tycho [Brahe] calculates) void of ſtarres: [...]
Noun
the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth