ha
(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
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,677 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,871 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (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 also: hour angle
ha in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Ha! deceiver, didst thou plume thyself, forsooth, on spotless reputation?
Lucretia — Volume 06 · Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · Chapter 1
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Ha, ha, O Democritus, thy gods That govern the whole world! courtly reward And punishment.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Throth it was an unlucky day I had anything to do wid you, you divartin' vagabone--ha! ha! ha!
The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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And Father Philemy, maybe it's myself didn't put the thrick upon you in the Maragy More, about Katty's death--ha, ha, ha!
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 2