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colure
colure each of the great circles intersecting at right angles at the poles. XVI. — late L. colūrī pl. — Gr. kólourai (sc. grammaí lines), pl. of kólouros truncated, f. kólos docked + ourā́ tail; so called because their lower part is permanently cut off from view.
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T. F. HOAD. "colure." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "colure." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-colure.html T. F. HOAD. "colure." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-colure.html |
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colure
colure A great circle that passes through the celestial poles and cuts the ecliptic at either the equinox points (the equinoctial colure) or at the solstice points (the solstitial colure). The colures are hour circles.
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"colure." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "colure." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-colure.html "colure." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-colure.html |
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