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Meaning of "hour circle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUR CIRCLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUR CIRCLE

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Hour circle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUR CIRCLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hour circle

Hour circle

In astronomy, the hour circle of a celestial object is the great circle through the object and the celestial poles. It is perpendicular to the celestial equator. In other words, it is analogous to meridians or longitudes on a globe.

Definition of hour circle in the English dictionary

The definition of hour circle in the dictionary is a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and a specified point, such as a star.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUR CIRCLE

hound
hound´s-tongue
hound´s-tooth check
houndfish
hounds
houngan
Hounslow
Houphouet-Boigny
hour
hour angle
hour hand
hourglass
hourglass figure
houri
hourlong
hourly
hourly worker
hourplate
hours
house

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUR CIRCLE

Arctic Circle
circle
come full circle
crop circle
dress circle
encircle
family circle
golden circle
great circle
half-circle
inner circle
Magic Circle
pitch circle
small circle
social circle
squared circle
traffic circle
turning circle
vicious circle
virtuous circle
winner´s circle

Synonyms and antonyms of hour circle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hour circle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUR CIRCLE

Find out the translation of hour circle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hour circle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hour circle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小时经济圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

círculo horario
570 millions of speakers

English

hour circle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घंटे चक्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دائرة ساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

час круг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

círculo de horas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘন্টা বৃত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cercle heures
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulatan jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stundenkreis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時間のサークル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시간 원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jam bunder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vòng giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணிநேர வட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तास मंडळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saatlik daire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cerchio orario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koło godziny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

годину коло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oră cerc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ώρα κύκλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uur sirkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

timme cirkel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

time sirkel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hour circle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUR CIRCLE»

The term «hour circle» is used very little and occupies the 163.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUR CIRCLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hour circle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUR CIRCLE»

Discover the use of hour circle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hour circle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Practical Navigator - Bowditch
It also increases the difference in the length of the days between summer and winter. At the poles celestial bodies circle the sky, parallel to the horizon. At the equator the 90° hour circle coincides with the horizon. Bodies rise and set vertically; ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, 2002
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The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere
The analogue in the sky's equatorial coordinates, the hour circle at zero hours right ascension, is the equinoctial colure. The difference in the two is that the prime meridian is established by a point at high latitude (Greenwich) that is used to ...
James B. Kaler, 1996
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Glossary of Mapping Science
Equivalently, the angular distance on the celestial sphere, measured westward along the celestial equator, from the meridian to the hour circle passing through a celestial object. The hour angle is reckoned from the meridian (0 hours or 0° ) ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
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The Mariner's Guide; Or, A New and Truly Original Method ... ...
passing through the centre of the floor, cuts the Equinoctial and Hour Circle into two equal parts, and falls upon the same degree on opposite Walls, as the 12 o' clock Hour Circle. The points of this line are called the 6 o'clock in the evening, ...
R. Machan, 1827
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Yachting
The system starts with the hour circle. You will remember from your high-school geometry that the line of intersection of a sphere with a plane that passes through the center of the sphere is called "great circle." This is the largest circle that can ...
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MotorBoating
In other words, we thus locate the Sun's Hour Circle, Fictitious and Real, providing we make allowance for any slight difference of time the Real Sun may be either ahead or behind the Fictitious Sun (chronometer) in their race 4. This difference ...
7
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
On the outer part of the sliding hour circle, at the north pole, are usually engraved the poi:.ts of the compass ; so that by bringing that circle centrally over any place on the globe, it will appear by inspection only upon what point of the compass ...
‎1816
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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of ...
Hours 5 and if the Diurnal Motion be supposed e quable, in six Hours the Planet and Star would be in the right Line FDMR, at right angles with the Meridian LHD, or in the Astronomical Hour-Circle of 6. Wherefore an Eye placed at the Earth's ...
John Harris, 1723
9
Geography for Youth ... A new edition, containing the latest ...
Rectify the globe for the latitude of the given place, set the hour circle for the proposed hour; then turn the globe till the place you want is under the meridian, and the hour circle will point out the hour at that place. The upper XII is noon, and the ...
John HARTLEY (Writer for Children.), 1835
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
On the outer part of the sliding hour circle, at he north pole, are usually engraved the points it the compass; so that by bringing that circle Icntrally over any place on the globe, it will apÞCIr by inspection only upon what point of the Sompass any ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUR CIRCLE»

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Batavia's Millennial challenge | The Batavian
“With mobility being what it is these days, if you draw a half-hour circle around Rochester and Buffalo, they're going to intersect in Batavia,” ... «The Batavian, Jul 15»
2
Singers still shine three decades later
“We did revivals, military homecomings and reunions,” Sneckenberger said. “A lot of it was in a four-hour circle from Hagerstown.” The group ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»
3
Crime Trackers: Serial shoplifter turns himself in
The sheriff's department, working in partnership with our 24-hour Circle K Security Center, is able to identify repeat offenders in our stores. The sheriff's ... «KVOA Tucson News, May 15»
4
Shutdown paralyses life in Garo Hills
While the AAYF had claimed that the strike was limited to the 12-hour circle and only a road blockade would be followed in the evening, there ... «The Shillong Times, May 15»
5
Breaking out: Local recording studio looking to branch out from hip …
“If you put a dot on Carbondale and make a three-hour circle around it, there is so much talent that can be brought here. We want to revamp ... «The Southern, May 15»
6
Nigel Pearson's Leicester can help put Newcastle in relegation trouble
And he's since apologised, thus completing the 24-hour circle of diversion. Whether you agree with his confrontational style or not, Pearson's ... «ESPN FC, May 15»
7
Former home of Johnny's Market could become gas station
A developer wants to turn the site into a 24-hour Circle K with 10 gas pumps and a car wash, an idea being met with opposition by area ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
8
HomeGrown: Cellular Sales
"I bought a little plane and then we expanded to a 10-hour circle around Knoxville." As Cellular Sales grew, so did the retail side of the business ... «WBIR-TV, Feb 15»
9
Armed man shot by police after ignoring orders
Wright lived at the apartment on Idle Hour Circle where investigators ... from a basement apartment off Idle Hour Circle by the Meadows of ... «WHIO, Dec 14»
10
City Six coaches show real staying power
"If you draw a two- or four-hour circle around Philadelphia, there's probably more good players in that circle than there would be anywhere," ... «Philly.com, Nov 14»

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