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Etymology
Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis), aequatoris

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt�(r)|-eɪt�(r)

Noun
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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
trans-top|circle around the earth
Armenian: Õ°Õ¡Õ½Õ¡Ö�Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ® (hasarakats)
Czech: rovník m
Dutch: evenaar m, equator#Dutch|equator m
Estonian: ekvaator
Finnish: päiväntasaaja
French: équateur m
German: �quator m
Italian: equatore m
Japanese: 赤� (����, sekid�)
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Portuguese: equador m
Russian: �ква�о� (ekvator)
Spanish: ecuador m
Swedish: ekvator c
Telugu: భ�మధ�య ర�� (bhoomadya rEkha)
Ukrainian: еква�о� m
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trans-top|circle around any sphere
Finnish: päiväntasaaja
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trans-top|celestial equator
See: celestial equator
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Related terms

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Derived terms

celestial equator
equatorial
Equatorial Guinea
equatorial telescope
magnetic equator

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• 2007-11-11 20:32 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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