equator

Definition of Equator in English :

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Noun

1. equator

an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles

Example Sentences:
'the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres'

2. equator

a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Equator

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noun

1.

the great circle of the earth with a latitude of 0°, lying equidistant from the poles; dividing the N and S hemispheres

2.

a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two equal symmetrical parts

3. magnetic equator

4. astronomy celestial equator

Equator

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noun

1.

an imaginary circle around the earth, equally distant at all points from both the North and South Poles: it divides the earth's surface into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

2.

a circle like this around any celestial body

3.

any circle that divides a sphere or other body into two equal and symmetrical parts

4.

celestial equator

Equator

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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.

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