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counter clockwise
the opposite direction in which hands of a clock move |
example: opposite way a clock moves
non example: clockwise |
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prime medium
the 0° meridian from which the other meridians or lines of longitude are calculated, usually taken to pass through Greenwich |
example: longitude lines
non example: temperature |
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Northern Hemisphere
the hemisphere that is north to the equator |
example: hemisphere north to the equator
non example: Southern Hemisphere |
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Southern Hemisphere
the hemisphere to the south of the equator |
example: hemisphere southern to the equator
non example: northern hemisphere |
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composition
the nature of something's ingredients |
example: somethings ingredients
non example: equator |
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day
a period of 24 hours as a unit of time reckoned from one midnight to the next corresponding to the Earths rotation on its axis |
example: a period of 24 hours that occurs when earth spends on its axis
non example: night |
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sundial
an instrument showing the time by the shadow of a pointer cast by the sun onto a plate marked with the hours of the day |
example: a instrument measuring time by using a shadow and the suns rays
non example: shadow |
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night
the period of darkness in each 24 hours the time from sunset to sunrise |
example: the period of darkness in each day
non example: day time |
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shadow
a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and surface |
example: a shape formed by a body between light and ground
non example: sundial |
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meter
a fundamental unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 centimeter or approximately 39.37 inches |
example: a metric unit of measurement equal to 100 cm
non example: feet or inches |
