Look up: Equator

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   Equator
   An imaginary circle around a body which is everywhere equidistant from the poles, defining the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres.
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   equator
   [n] - a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts 2. [n] - an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
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   Equator
   1. terrestrial: 0° latitude, an imaginary great circle around the planet which is perpendicular to the poles of Earth's rotation; 2. celestial: Earth's equator projected out into space, used largely by astronomers, inclined at 23° from the ecliptic.
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   Equator
   The line that passes around the middle of the Earth.
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   Equator
   the time at which a satellite crosses the equator Category: The cosmos • 2)the circumference of the eye in a plane perpendicular to and bisecting the anterior-posterior axis Category: Medicine • 2)the outer zonular margin of the crystalline lens,lying in a vertical plane Category: Medicine
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   Equator
   Definition (keystage 3) The circular line around the earth's middle, equidistant from the poles, separating one hemisphere from the other.
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   Equator
   E·qua'tor noun [ Latin aequator one who equalizes: confer French équateur equator. See Equate .] 1. (Geology) 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.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the ...
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   equator
   1. <geography> 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. <astronomy> 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 ...
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   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`
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    equator
    noun a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
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    equator
    an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
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    Equator
    The `equator` is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole that divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The equators of other planets and astronomical bodies are defined analogously.
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    Equator
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) The imaginary great circle on the earth`s surface, everywhere equ...
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    Equator
    great circle around the Earth that is everywhere equidistant from the geographic poles and lies in a plane perpendicular to the Earth`s axis. This ... [5 related articles]
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    equator
    equator, aequator 1. The imaginary great circle around earth that is the same distance from the North and South Poles and divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. 2. An imaginary great circle around an astronomical object that is everywhere the same distance from the poles. 3. In mathematics, a circle that divides a sphere or other surface int...
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    equator
    A line encircling a globular body, equidistant at all points from the two poles; the periphery of a plane cutting a sphere at the midpoint of, and at right angles to, its axis. [Mediev. L. aequator, fr. L. aequo, to make equal]
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    Equator
    Location on the Earth that has a latitude of 0°.
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    EQUATOR
    The geographic circle at 0 degrees latitude on the earth's surface. It is equal distance from the North and South Poles and divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern.
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    equator
    Earth's equator. Credit: NASA The great circle on the surface of a body formed by the intersection of the surface with the plane passing through the center of the body perpendicular to the axis of rotation. In the case of the Earth, the equator is an imaginary line drawn such that all points on ...
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    equator
    equator, imaginary great circle around the earth, everywhere equidistant from the two geographical poles and forming the base line from which latitude is reckoned. The equator, which measures c.24,902 mi (40,076 km), is designated as lat. 0°. It intersects N South America, central Africa, and In...
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