Pronunciations (2)
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/ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/
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ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl
Adjective
Of, near, or relating to the equator.
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That plant is best suited to equatorial climates.
In equatorial Ecuador, days and nights are almost the same length, and the sun goes down early.
Relating to the midline of any approximately spherical object.
of a bond, lying approximately in the plane of a ring, perpendicular to its axis
Noun
A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
Adjective
of or relating to or at an equator
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equatorial diameter
of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
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equatorial heat
of or existing at or near the geographic equator
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equatorial Africa
Noun
a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it