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- [kuh-loo r, koh-, koh-loo r]
- /kəˈlʊər, koʊ-, ˈkoʊ lʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-loo r, koh-, koh-loo r]
- /kəˈlʊər, koʊ-, ˈkoʊ lʊər/
Definitions of colure word
- noun colure either of two great circles on the celestial sphere, one of which passes through the celestial poles and the equinoxes and the other through the poles and the solstices 3
- noun colure either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at right angles at the celestial poles: one passes through the solstices (solstitial colure), the other through the equinoxes (equinoctial colure) 3
- noun colure either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices. 1
- noun colure Either of two great circles intersecting at right angles at the celestial poles and passing through the ecliptic at either the equinoxes or the solstices. 1
- noun colure (astronomy) Either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices. 0
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Origin of colure
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Late Latin colūrus < Greek kólouros dock-tailed, equivalent to kól(os) docked + -ouros -tailed, adj. derivative of ourá tail; so called because the lower part is permanently hidden beneath the horizon
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Parts of speech for Colure
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colure popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
colure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colure
noun colure
- sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- ring — a male given name.
- perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
Antonyms for colure
noun colure
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
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