equator
Pronunciation: /ɪˈkweɪ.tə/
The English word “equator” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
- A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
- The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
- The celestial equator.
Etymology
From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
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