colure

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On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to colure, such as: ring, sphere, amphitheater, aureole, band, and belt.

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  • For some reason, the equator, the colure, the zenith and the poles were all marked out by these serpentine or draconic forms.

    The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter Maunder
  • The western star, in the head of Andromeda, lies in the equinoctial colure.

    Letters on Astronomy | Denison Olmsted
  • The solstitial colure is the meridian which passes through the solstitial points.

    Letters on Astronomy | Denison Olmsted
  • The equinoctial colure is the meridian which passes through the equinoctial points.

    Letters on Astronomy | Denison Olmsted
  • Note the star μ, which serves to point out the Winter Solstice, where the solstitial colure intersects the ecliptic.

    A Field Book of the Stars | William Tyler Olcott

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