Equator

  • 11Equator HD — Infobox TV channel name = Equator HD logofile = Equator HD.png logoalt = logosize = launch = 2004 closed date = picture format = network = owner = Rainbow Media slogan = country = United States broadcast area = National headquarters = Jericho,… …

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  • 12equator — e|qua|tor Equator [ıˈkweıtə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: aequator equalizer , from Latin aequare ( EQUATE); because day and night are equal at the equator] the equator an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13equator — n. above; at, on; below the equator * * * [ɪ kweɪtə] at below the equator on above …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14equator — n. 1. Equinoctial, equinoctial line, celestial equator. 2. Terrestrial equator, the Line …

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  • 15equator — e•qua•tor [[t]ɪˈkweɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) geg the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis and everywhere equidistant from the poles 2) geo the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16equator — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin aequator, literally, equalizer, from Latin aequare Date: 14th century 1. the great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of the earth 2. a great circle of the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17Equator — noun The Earth’s equator …

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  • 18equator — 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] e. bulbi oculi… …

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  • 19equator — Synonyms and related words: Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, anklet, aphelion, apogee, armlet, astronomical longitude, autumnal equinox, band, belt,… …

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  • 20equator — [[t]ɪkwe͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] N SING: the N The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole …

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