equinoctial+line
61line storm. — See equinoctial storm. [1840 50] …
62battleship — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …
63Fasciolaria distans — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …
64Hard lines — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …
65great circle — noun a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center • Hypernyms: ↑line • Hyponyms: ↑celestial equator, ↑equinoctial circle, ↑equinoctial line, ↑equinoctial, ↑ecliptic, ↑ …
66celestial equator — noun the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles • Syn: ↑equinoctial circle, ↑equinoctial line, ↑equinoctial • Derivationally related forms: ↑equinoctial (for: ↑equinoctial) …
67Colure — 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… …
68Colures — 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… …
69celestial equator — Astron., Navig. the great circle of the celestial sphere, lying in the same plane as the earth s equator. Also called equator, equinoctial, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line. [1870 75] * * * …
70equator — n. 1. Equinoctial, equinoctial line, celestial equator. 2. Terrestrial equator, the Line …
