Equinoctial colure — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equinoctial colure — noun : the circle of 0 and 12 hours right ascension passing through the equinoctial points of the celestial sphere * * * equinoctial colure, the great circle passing through the poles and equinoctial points … Useful english dictionary
Colure — Co*lure (k[ o]*l[=u]r ), n.; pl. {Colures} (k[ o]*l[=u]rz ). [F. colure, L. coluri, pl., fr. Gr. ko loyros dock tailed, a i ko loyroi (sc. grammai lines) the colures; fr. ko los docked, stunted + o yra tail. So named because a part is always… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial — E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial line — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial points — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinoctial time — Equinoctial E qui*noc tial, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr. aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. [ e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.] 1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colure — [kō loor′, kəloor′; kō′loor΄] n. [< L coluri < Gr kolouroi, the colures, lit., dock tailed (ones), pl. of kolouros < kolos, docked (see HOLT) + oura, tail (see URO 2): the “tail” (i.e., the lower part) is cut off from view by the… … English World dictionary
Colure — Orange = equinoctial colure Blue = solstitial colure G = e … Wikipedia
colure — n. celestial circle intersecting other at poles. ♦ equinoctial colure, such circle passing through equinoctial points. ♦ solstitial colure, such circle at right angles to equinoctial colure … Dictionary of difficult words