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colure

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlʊə/, /ˈkəʊlʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə lŏŏr′, kō-, kō′lŏŏr)

co•lure (kə lŏŏr′, kō-, kō′lŏŏr),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]

Astronomyeither 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.

Greek kólouros dock-tailed, equivalent. to kól(os) docked + -ouros -tailed, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail; so called because the lower part is permanently hidden beneath the horizon
Late Latin colūrus
1540–50

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colure /kəˈlʊə; ˈkəʊlʊə/ n

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

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin colūrī (plural), from Greek kolourai cut short, dock-tailed, from kolos docked + oura tail; so called because the view of the lower part is curtailed

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