"colure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colures [plural]
Etymology: From Latin colurus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλουρος (kólouros, “truncated, dock-tailed”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|colurus}} Latin colurus, {{der|en|grc|κόλουρος|t=truncated, dock-tailed}} Ancient Greek κόλουρος (kólouros, “truncated, dock-tailed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} colure (plural colures)
  1. (astronomy) Either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices. Wikipedia link: colure Categories (topical): Astronomy Coordinate_terms: equinoctial colure, solstitial colure
    Sense id: en-colure-en-noun-UeWZYuNu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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