单词 | finitor |
释义 | † finitorn. Obsolete. Astronomy. The horizon. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > horizon horizonc1400 finitor1594 rational horizon1599 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises vi. f. 284 The other crosse Diameter..signifieth the Horizon, which for distinctions cause is otherwise called the Finitor. 1671 J. Flamsteed Let. 8 Nov. in Corr. (1995) I. 113 Not thinkeing but that the appearance..would be invisible as celebrated under our finitor. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 147/1 In Terms of Art used by Limners..Finitor [is the] Horizon. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Finitor, the same with Horizon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1594 |
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