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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PELORUS

Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin Pelōrus a dangerous Sicilian promontory.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PELORUS

pelorus  [pɪˈlɔːrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PELORUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pelorus 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 PELORUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pelorus in the English dictionary

The definition of pelorus in the dictionary is a sighting device used in conjunction with a magnetic compass or a gyrocompass for measuring the relative bearings of observed points.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PELORUS


allosaurus
ˌæləˈsɔːrəs
brachiosaurus
ˌbreɪkɪəˈsɔːrəs
chlorous
ˈklɔːrəs
chorus
ˈkɔːrəs
corolliflorous
kɒˌrɒlɪˈflɔːrəs
Horus
ˈhɔːrəs
hypochlorous
ˌhaɪpəˈklɔːrəs
Matamoros
ˌmætəˈmɔːrəs
Miraflores
ˌmɪrəˈflɔːrəs
multiflorous
ˌmʌltɪˈflɔːrəs
porous
ˈpɔːrəs
pylorus
paɪˈlɔːrəs
sonorous
səˈnɔːrəs
Taurus
ˈtɔːrəs
thesaurus
θɪˈsɔːrəs
torus
ˈtɔːrəs
tubiflorous
ˌtjuːbɪˈflɔːrəs
tubuliflorous
ˌtjuːbjʊlɪˈflɔːrəs
tyrannosaurus
tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs
uniflorous
ˌjuːnɪˈflɔːrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PELORUS

peloid
pelology
pelon
Peloponnese
Peloponnesian
Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesos
Peloponnesus
Pelops
peloria
pelorian
peloric
pelorised
pelorism
pelota
Pelotas
pelotherapy
peloton
pelt
pelta

WORDS THAT END LIKE PELORUS

Bosphorus
Bosporus
Cassiodorus
cryophorus
dawn chorus
electrophorus
in chorus
phosphorus
pyrophorus
radiophosphorus
semichorus
sorus
stop chorus
the Bosporus
uredosorus
zoophorus

Synonyms and antonyms of pelorus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pelorus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PELORUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

罗盘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pelorus
570 millions of speakers

English

pelorus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pelorus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

PELORUS
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пелорус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pelorus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pelorus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taximètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelorus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pelorus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペロルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펠로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pelorus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Pelorus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pelorus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिलोरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pelorus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pelorus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pelorus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пелорус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pelorus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πηλωρός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pelorus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pejlskiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pelorus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pelorus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PELORUS»

The term «pelorus» is regularly used and occupies the 89.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PELORUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pelorus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pelorus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELORUS»

Discover the use of pelorus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pelorus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics
The photo above shows the pelorus used in a sailboat, the pelorus being placed even with the edge of the cabin, which is square with the fore-and-aft line of the boat Portable Shoe Rack Takes Little Closet Space Colored Pinwheels in ...
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Dutton's Nautical Navigation
Pelorus 804 Though not often used anymore, the pelorus is an adequate (though not desirable) substitute for a compass in places on a vessel where it is not practical to place an actual compass. It is sometimes called a "dumb compass" and is ...
Benjamin Dutton, Thomas J. Cutler, 2004
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Tramping in New Zealand
The Pelorus River is noted for its deep green pools, which are the delight of both trout and sore-footed trampers. Often overlooked by trampers rushing off to Abel Tasman, Mt Richmond Forest Park is right on the doorsteps of Havelock, Pic- ton,  ...
Jim DuFresne, 2006
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The Compass Book: Maintain, Repair and Adjust Your Own Compass
A popular method that helps to minimize the arithmetic is to use the pelorus as though it were a perfect, deviation free compass. Fig 19 sums up the situation. In this example the pelorus heading marker is set to 090° and sights are set to the ...
Mike Harris, 2010
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Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka: Te Ara Hou:
Hura said that he would not agree to sell the Motueka flat,111 which lies between the Pelorus and the Kaituna Rivers, and which was spoken of by Mr Barnicoat as a site for a township. All the Natives here appear anxious for the white man to ...
Hilary Mitchell, John Mitchell, Maui John Mitchell, 2007
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Studies of wasp colonies Wasp colonies were studied in suburban Nelson ( latitude 41°17'S; altitude 0-50 m a.s.l.) and in forest at Pelorus Bridge Scenic Reserve (latitude 4 FIS'S; altitude 30 m a.s.l.), 25 km east of Nelson. For each nestfound ...
7
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
During D ] , Mesozoic rocks of the Marlborough Schist and Permian- Triassic Pelorus Group were thrust over an Oligocene sedimentary sequence, which is now exposed as erosional inliers. Thrust transport from west to east is inferred from ...
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Boater's Pocket Reference: Your Comprehensive Resource for ...
If you mount this on the boat with the zero degree mark aligned parallel to the keel, then you have a primitive but reasonably accurate pelorus. Constructing the Deviation Table Using a Pelorus The last step is to build a table or graph that ...
Thomas McEwen, 2006
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Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides
Pelorus Bridge to Nelson Grade 3+, 4-6 hours, 35 km soo 70O _60O -§-500 S 400 1 300 LU 200 100 0 0 i 10 15 20 25 30 35km Route description This popular 'short cut' to Nelson crosses the Bryant Range on a 4WD pylon track. Turn west off ...
Paul Kennett, 2002
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New Zealand's South Island
Havelock sits at the confluence of the Pelorus and Kaiuma Rivers, 36km west of Picton, and makes a practical base from which to explore the less visited Pelorus and Kenepuru Sounds. Located at the YHA, Havelock Infocentre (%03-574 2104  ...
‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELORUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pelorus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Close matches order of the day
Vines Village grade four: Pelorus Marlb Engineering 42 Harlequins ... Grade 5: Tokomaru Picton Tools Tyres 24 Pelorus HandD Pihema 19; ... «Marlborough Express, Jul 15»
2
Flashback: Happy birthday Wellington, 150 years as a capital city
After touring Whanganui, Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound, Tory Channel, Blenheim, Port Underwood, Pelorus Sound, the Croisilles, Havelock, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Prime Property of the Week: The Bond Villain's Lair
... host some of the world's most incredible boats during the summer, including Nasser Al-Rashid's Lady Moura and David Geffen's Pelorus. «PrimeResi, Jul 15»
4
Accused meth maker tells daughter to 'stick to her story'
Brown is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine at a house he rented near Pelorus Bridge, between Blenheim and Nelson, between ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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ENTREVESTOR: Genetics analysis firm lands Venture NL aid
“I like data plays,” said Pelorus director Chris Moyer when asked why the fund chose Sequence as its first investment. “Though some see it as a ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
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Across the Tasman - Roma Wynyard
Her late father Alex Wynyard was sole teacher at Manaroa School in Pelorus Sound for two years and after that dad, mum Helen and Roma's ... «Marlborough Express, Jul 15»
7
Tokomaru hand Smog a third straight loss
Harlequins Radich Law took a while to warm up in the second game of the night, but in the end comfortably beat Pelorus Speight's Alehouse, ... «Marlborough Express, Jul 15»
8
Sequence Bio to receive $300000 from NL venture capital fund
In congratulating Wish, King was alongside Tom Hayes, managing director of Pelorus Venture Capital — the company being tasked with ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
9
Meth found in rented Marlborough house
Brown is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine at a house he rented near Pelorus Bridge, between Blenheim and Nelson, between ... «Marlborough Express, Jul 15»
10
The best offers in town
The perfect way to spend Sunday afternoons catching up with friends or family. Enjoy a delicious high tea and a glass of Cloudy Bay Pelorus for ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pelorus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pelorus>. Apr 2024 ».
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