equator

See also: Equator

English

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Etymology

From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪ.tə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/, /iˈkweɪ.tɚ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

equator (plural equators)

  1. (geography, often “the Equator) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
    • 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns:
      Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida.
  2. (astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
  3. The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
    Slice the onion through the equator.
  4. The celestial equator.

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aequator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeːˈkʋaː.tɔr/
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  • Hyphenation: equa‧tor
  • Rhymes: -aːtɔr

Noun

equator m (plural equators)

  1. (formal) equator (great circle, equidistant from the poles, on Earth or another sphere)
    Synonym: evenaar

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