PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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circulus declinans ‘the moon’s inclined circle’

Latin. – Grammar: noun.

References: Alm. minor Zepeda: IV principles
Synonyms:
circulus declivis[Alm. minor Zepeda: IV.18]