equator
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See also Equator
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From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
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equator (plural equators)
- (often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around the Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
- A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
- A short form of the celestial equator.
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circle around the earth
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circle around any sphere
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celestial equator — see celestial equator
