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colure

Color vs Colure - What's the difference?

color | colure |


As nouns the difference between color and colure

is that color is the spectral composition of visible light while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

As an adjective color

is conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

As a verb color

is to give something color.

Terms vs Colure - What's the difference?

terms | colure |


As nouns the difference between terms and colure

is that terms is while colure is (astronomy) either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

Conure vs Colure - What's the difference?

conure | colure |


As nouns the difference between conure and colure

is that conure is any of many New World parakeets of the former genus genus: Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in tribe tribe: Arini, principally genus: Psittacara and genus: Eupsittula while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

Solstice vs Colure - What's the difference?

solstice | colure |


As nouns the difference between solstice and colure

is that solstice is one of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

Equinox vs Colure - What's the difference?

equinox | colure |


As nouns the difference between equinox and colure

is that equinox is the intersection of the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun) with the celestial equator while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

Pole vs Colure - What's the difference?

pole | colure |


As nouns the difference between pole and colure

is that pole is originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

As a verb pole

is to propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

Meridian vs Colure - What's the difference?

meridian | colure |


In astronomy terms the difference between meridian and colure

is that meridian is a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular observer while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

As nouns the difference between meridian and colure

is that meridian is an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles while colure is either of two great circles (meridians) that intersect at the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices.

As an adjective meridian

is meridional; relating to a meridian.

As a proper noun Meridian

is a CDP in Colorado.