equator
(noun) 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”
equator
(noun) a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
equator (plural equators)
(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around the Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
(astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
The celestial equator.
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Equator
(geography) The Earth’s equator.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*qua"tor, n. Etym: [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. Ă©quateur equator. See Equate.]
1. (Geog.)
Definition: The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line. Equator of the sun or of a planet (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution.
– Magnetic equator. See Aclinic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
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