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equator
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noun
  1. An imaginary great circle around the earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
  2. A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
  3. A short form of the celestial equator.
Translations:
  • Dutch: evenaar , equator
    1. Dutch, equator
    2. French: équateur
    3. German: í„quator
    4. Italian: equatore
    5. Spanish: ecuador
Etymology: Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis), aequatoris

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