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a. One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions.
b. The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions.
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| orbit - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" |
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1. A straight line about which a body or geometric object rotates or may be conceived to rotate.
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a. The act or process of turning around a center or an axis: the axial rotation of the earth.
b. A single complete cycle of such motion.
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a. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun.
b. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
c. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.
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Co·ri·o·lis effect [image] (kôr[image][image]-[image][image]l[image]s, k[image]r[image]-)
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The observed effect of the Coriolis force, especially the deflection of an object moving above the earth, rightward in the northern hemisphere and leftward in the southern hemisphere.
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1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting.
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| A device for measuring rain fall |
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Measuring instrument for measuring relative humidity in the atmosphere |
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A device used to measure temperature |
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