equator
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɪˈkweɪ.tə//
- United States//ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ//
- United States//iˈkweɪ.tɚ//
An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
noun
- 1
An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida.
- 2
A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
- 3
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
Slice the onion through the equator.
- 4
The celestial equator.
Etymology
From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
Forms
- plural
- equators
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