Look up: Equator

1. Equator
   [BBC TV series] Equator is a BBC television documentary series in three parts charting presenter Simon Reeve`s journey along the Equator through Africa, Asia and South America. He travelled through Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Maldives, Indon...
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. Equator
   The line that passes around the middle of the Earth.
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6. 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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7. 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 divi...
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8. 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...
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9. 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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10. equator
    noun a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
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11. 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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12. 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 g...
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13. 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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14. 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....
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15. Equator
    [schooner] The two-masted pygmy trading schooner Equator on which in 1889 Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Vandegrift Stevenson were passengers on a voyage through the islands of Micronesia, visiting Butaritari. Mariki, Apaiang and Abemama in the Gilbert Islands, (also known as the Kingsmill...
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16. equator
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-kwā′tŏr Definitions: 1. 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.
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17. Equator
    [Stonehill album] Equator is the title of an album by Randy Stonehill, released in 1983, on Myrrh Records. ==Track listing== All Songs Written By Randy Stonehill, except "Light Of The World" By Randy Stonehill And Wayne Berry And "Hide Them In Your Love" By Randy Stonehill And Gary Morris. =...
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18. Equator
    [Uriah Heep album] Equator was the sixteenth album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. It marked the studio return of bassist Trevor Bolder, who had rejoined the band for the Head First tour. The band also had a new record label, Portrait, a subsidiary of CBS. The tour programme would ...
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19. Equator
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20. Equator
    Location on the Earth that has a latitude of 0°.
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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. Equator
    Great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the Earth's axis (the line joining the poles). Its length is 40,092 km/24,902 mi, divided into 360 degrees of longitude. The Equator encircles the broadest part of the Earth, and represents 0° latitude. It divides the Earth into two halves, called the northern and the southern hemispheres. T...
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25. equator
    An imaginary line of latitude around the centre of the earth.
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