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Meaning of 'equator' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Equator [ n.]
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'equator' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . equator [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
Example in sentence:
  • the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres

Nearby Words:

equability equable equableness equably equal equaled equaling equalitarian equalities equality

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