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equator
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e·qua·tor  (-kwtr)
n.
1.
a. The imaginary great circle around the earth's surface, equidistant from the poles and perpendicular to the earth's axis of rotation. It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
b. A similar great circle drawn on the surface of a celestial body at right angles to the axis of rotation.
2. The celestial equator.
3. A circle that divides a sphere or other surface into congruent parts.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin aequtor (di et noctis), equalizer (of day and night), from Latin aequre, to equalize; see equate.]
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equator

equator
Noun
an imaginary circle around the earth at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole [Medieval Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis) (circle) that equalizes (the day and night)]

equator  (-kwtr)
1. An imaginary line forming a great circle around the Earth's surface, equidistant from the poles and in a plane perpendicular to the Earth's axis of rotation. It divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres and is the basis from which latitude is measured.
2. A similar circle on the surface of any celestial body.
3. The celestial equator.
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equator

Equator
See also earth; geography

two points on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite each other. — antipodean, n. , adj.
persons living on opposite sides of the equator but in the same longitude whose shadows at noon fall in opposite directions.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.equatorequator - an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
great circle - a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
2.equator - a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
circle - ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
Translations
equator [ɪˈkweɪtəʳ] necuador m

equator [ɪˈkweɪtəʳ] néquateur m

equator [ɪˈkweɪtəʳ] nÄquator m

equator [ɪˈkweɪtəʳ] nequatore m

equator
n equator [iˈkweitə]
(withthe) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles Singapore is almost on the equator. ewenaar خَط الإسْتِواء екватор rovník ækvator der Äquator ισημερινός ecuador ekvaator خط استوا päiväntasaaja équateur קַו הַמָשׁווֶה भूमध्य रेखा ekvator egyenlítő khatulistiwa miðbaugur equatore 赤道 적도 ekvatorius, pusiaujas ekvators khatulistiwa evenaar ekvator równik equador. ecuator экватор rovník ekvator ekvator ekvator เส้นศูนย์สูตร ekvator 赤道 екватор خط استوا جو کرہ زمین کے گرد قطبین سے کیساں فاصلے پر ایک خیالی خط ہے xích đạo
adj equatorial [ekwəˈtoːriəl]
of or near the equator an equatorial climate. ekwatoriaal إسْتِوائي екваториален rovníkový ækvatorial Äquatorial-... που ανήκει ή είναι κοντά στον ισημερινό ecuatorial ekvatoriaalne استوایی؛ حاره ای päiväntasaajan équatorial מַשווָנִי भूमध्य ekvatorski egyenlítői dekat khatulistiwa miðbaugs- equatoriale 赤道の 적도의 ekvatorinis, pusiaujo ekvatoriāls khatulistuwa equatoriaal ekvatorial- równikowy equatorial ecua­to­ri­al экваториальный rovníkový ekvatorialen ekvatorijalan ekvatorial, ekvators- ในแถบเส้นศูนย์สูตร ekvatora ait 赤道的 екваторіальний استوائی ، خط استوا سے متعلق یا اس سے نزدیک thuộc xích đạo 赤道


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