'Colon' definitions:

Definition of 'colon'

(from WordNet)
noun
The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
noun
The basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: colon, El Salvadoran colon]
noun
The basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: colon, Costa Rican colon]
noun
A port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: Colon, Aspinwall]
noun
A punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

Definition of 'Colon'

From: GCIDE
  • Colon \Co"lon\ (k[=o]"l[o^]n), n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. kw^lon, and in sense of the intestine, ko`lon: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic.]
  • 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the c[ae]cum to the rectum.
  • Note: [See Illust. of Digestion.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'colon'

From: GCIDE
  • Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r), n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps californianus}), also called California condor. [Local, U. S.]
  • Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered species. The California condor used to number in the thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could be identified in the wild. A breeding program was instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds had been reintroduced into the wild. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  • 3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'colon'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Colon, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Colon, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
138
Housing Units (2000) :
54
Land area (2000) :
0.132249 sq. miles (0.342524 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.132249 sq. miles (0.342524 sq. km)
FIPS code :
10005
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.297761 N, 96.606757 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68018
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Colon, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Colon, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000) :
1227
Housing Units (2000) :
639
Land area (2000) :
1.391219 sq. miles (3.603240 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.317522 sq. miles (0.822379 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.708741 sq. miles (4.425619 sq. km)
FIPS code :
17360
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
41.955853 N, 85.322522 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49040
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Words containing 'Colon'