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单词 Alfonsine
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Definition of Alfonsine in English:

Alfonsine

(also Alphonsine)
noun alˈfɒnsiːnalˈfɒnziːnalˈfɒnzɪn
  • 1Chiefly in plural One of the scholars who prepared the astronomical tables for Alfonso X in Toledo in about 1272. Also: one of the followers or advocates of the astronomical system set out in these tables.

  • 2In plural The astronomical tables prepared for Alfonso X by these scholars, regarded collectively. rare.

adjective alˈfɒnsiːnalˈfɒnziːnalˈfɒnzɪn
  • Designating astronomical tables prepared in Toledo in about 1272 for Alfonso X and used to calculate the positions of the sun and the planets in relation to fixed stars; of or relating to such tables. Chiefly in "Alfonsine tables".

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hill (b. c1528). From post-classical Latin Alphonsinus from Alphonsus, the name in Latin of AlfonsoX, King of Castile + classical Latin -īnus.

Definition of Alfonsine in US English:

Alfonsine

(also Alphonsine)
noun
  • 1Chiefly in plural One of the scholars who prepared the astronomical tables for Alfonso X in Toledo in about 1272. Also: one of the followers or advocates of the astronomical system set out in these tables.

  • 2In plural The astronomical tables prepared for Alfonso X by these scholars, regarded collectively. rare.

adjective
  • Designating astronomical tables prepared in Toledo in about 1272 for Alfonso X and used to calculate the positions of the sun and the planets in relation to fixed stars; of or relating to such tables. Chiefly in "Alfonsine tables".

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hill (b. c1528). From post-classical Latin Alphonsinus from Alphonsus, the name in Latin of AlfonsoX, King of Castile + classical Latin -īnus.

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