adjective
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relating to the hours
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hourly
Etymology
Origin of horary
1610–20; < Medieval Latin hōrārius, equivalent to hōr ( a ) hour + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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This fourth curve, which might be called the 'curve of no motion', or, rather, 'the line of no variation of horary declination', has not yet been discovered.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
This is the horary oscillations of the atmospheric pressure which, in some countries are so regular that the time of day may be ascertained by the height of the barometer.
From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Thomas Bassnett
On the inner part of the cover are marked in the first place the horary lines, traversed by curves that are symmetrical with respect to the vertical and having the aspect of arcs of hyperbolas.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
This, he says, occurs along the equator, where the horary motion is at its maximum; and thus the tropic current is formed.
From Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas by W. Hastings Macaulay
Barometer: variations of, previous to earthquakes. horary variations of.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
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