There are a couple of popular ways of specifying the location of a celestial object. The first is what you would probably use to point out a star to your friend: the altitude-azimuth system. The altitude of a star is how many degrees above the horizon it is (anywhere from 0 to 90 degrees). The azimuth of a star is how many degrees along the horizon it is and corresponds to the compass direction. Azimuth starts from exactly North = 0 degrees azimuth and increases clockwise: exactly East = 90 degrees, exactly South = 180 degrees, exactly West = 270 degrees, and exactly North = 360 degrees = 0 degrees.
v. grasped, graspÂ·ing, grasps. v. tr. 1. To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument: The elephant grasped the branch with its trunk. 2. To hold with the arms; embrace. 3. To take hold of intellectually; comprehend. See Synonyms at understand.
take, seize, and grasp mean to get a hold on with or as if with the hand. take can be used of any way of getting possession or control of something. seize is used for an act of taking something suddenly and by force.efinition of TAKE. transitive verb. 1. : to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: as b: to get possession of (as fish or game) by killing or capturing c (1) : to move against (as an opponent's piece in chess) and remove from play d: to acquire by eminent domain.