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Amphiscians
Amphiscii Am*phis"ci*i, Amphiscians Am*phis"cians, n. pl.
[Gr. ? throwing a shadow both ways; ? + ? shadow.]
The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of
the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the
south, according as the sun is south or north of their
zenith.
Antiscians
Antiscians An*tis"cians, Antiscii An*tis"ci*i, n. pl. [L.
antiscii, Gr. ?, pl.; ? against + ? shadow.]
The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of
the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite
directions.
The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones
are always Antiscians. --Brande & C.
PerioeciansPerioeci Per`i*[oe]"ci, Perioecians Per`i*[oe]"cians, n. pl.
[NL. perioeci, fr. Gr. ?; ? around + ? house, dwelling.]
Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on
opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it
is midnight in the other. Compare Ant[oe]ci. PerisciansPeriscians Pe*ris"cians, Periscii Pe*ris"ci*i, n. pl. [NL.
See Periscian.]
Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during
some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward
every point of the compass.
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