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equator

equa·tor

UK/ɪˈkweɪ.tə/ US/ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”
2.

Origin

From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).

Phrases

  • celestial equator
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • equatorial telescope
  • magnetic equator

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