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equator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/ (US)
• /iˈkweɪ.tɚ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ɪˈkweɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (qualifier:often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
   • Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida. 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns:
2. A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another 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.

Forms

Deriveds

magnetic equator · equatorwards · equatorial telescope · paleoequator · Equatorial Guinea · celestial equator · equatorial · equatorward · palaeoequator

Relateds

equal · Ecuador · equi-

Translations (117)

ne भूमध्य रेखा (circle around the earth) · cs rovník (circle around the earth) · gur tɩŋasʋkabeene (circle around the earth) · cy cyhydedd (circle around the earth) · fa خط استوا (circle around the earth) · gl ecuador (circle around the earth) · eo ekvatoro (circle around the earth) · tt экватор (circle around the earth) · it equatore (circle around the earth) · km អេក្វាទ័រ (circle around the earth) · ru эква́тор (circle around the earth) · th เส้นศูนย์สูตร (circle around the earth) · mi te ara nui o Tama-te-Rā (circle around the earth) · dsb ekwator (circle around the earth) · is miðbaugur (circle around the earth) · et ekvaator (circle around the earth) · tg хати истиво (circle around the earth) · id ekuator (circle around the earth) · ca equador (circle around the earth) · fa معدلالنهار (circle around any sphere) · mr विषुववृत्त (circle around the earth) · jv ꦏꦠꦸꦭꦶꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦮ (circle around the earth) · nn ekvator (circle around the earth) · as বিষুৱ ৰেখা (circle around the earth) · sv ekvator (circle around the earth) · id khatulistiwa (circle around the earth) · ro ecuator (circle around the earth) · syc ܣܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܕܫܲܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ (circle around the earth) · es línea ecuatorial (circle around the earth) · fi päiväntasaaja (circle around any sphere) · hi भूमध्य रेखा (circle around the earth) · am መሬት ሰቅ (circle around the earth) · pl równik (circle around the earth) · ja 赤道 (circle around the earth) · uk еква́тор (circle around the earth) · mn экватор (circle around the earth) · bg еква́тор (circle around the earth) · sh екватор (circle around the earth) · fr équateur (circle around the earth) · kn ವಿಷುವದ್ರೇಖೆ (circle around the earth) · ar خَطُّ الاِسْتِوَاء (circle around the earth) · my အီကွေတာ (circle around the earth) · de Äquator (circle around the earth) · ka ეკვატორი (circle around the earth) · nl equator (circle around the earth) · ko 적도 (circle around the earth) · tg экватор (circle around the earth) · yi עקוואַטאָר (circle around the earth) · gd crios-meadhain (circle around any sphere) · tr ekvator (circle around the earth) · ug ئېكۋاتور (circle around the earth) · sh полутар (circle around the earth) · sw ikweta (circle around the earth) · fi päiväntasaaja (circle around the earth) · gu વિષુવવૃત્ત (circle around the earth) · fa استوا (circle around any sphere) · km ភូមធ្យរេខា (circle around the earth) · ky экватор (circle around the earth) · hu Egyenlítő (circle around the earth) · tk ekwator (circle around the earth) · he קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה (circle around the earth) · map-bms khatulistiwa (circle around the earth) · nl evenaar (circle around the earth) · nrf lîngne (circle around the earth) · da ækvator (circle around the earth) · sa भूमध्यरेखा (circle around the earth) · zza ekwator (circle around the earth) · ga méanchiorcal (circle around the earth) · es ecuador (circle around the earth) · br keheder (circle around the earth) · bn নিরক্ষরেখা (circle around the earth) · fy evener (circle around the earth) · mk еква́тор (circle around the earth) · tl gitguhit (circle around the earth) · af ewenaar (circle around the earth) · lo ເສັ້ນສູນສູດ (circle around the earth) · nb ekvator (circle around the earth) · kk экватор (circle around the earth) · so dhulbare (circle around the earth) · vi xích đạo (circle around the earth) · hy հասարակած (circle around the earth) · lt pusiaujas (circle around the earth) · gur tẽŋasʋkabeene (circle around the earth) · nv nahasdzáán ałníiʼgi hoodzooígíí (circle around the earth) · de Linie (circle around the earth) · ms khatulistiwa (circle around the earth) · tl ekwador (circle around the earth) · hsb ekwator (circle around the earth) · pa ਭੂ-ਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ (circle around the earth) · gd crios meadhan an t-saoghail (circle around the earth) · fo miðkringur (circle around the earth) · el ισημερινός (circle around the earth) · lb Equator (circle around the earth) · lo ສູນສູດ (circle around the earth) · be эква́тар (circle around the earth) · vo kveator (circle around the earth) · te భూమధ్య రేఖ (circle around the earth) · uz ekvator (circle around the earth) · cmn 赤道 (circle around the earth) · ta நிலநடுக் கோடு (circle around the earth) · sh polutar (circle around the earth) · lv ekvators (circle around the earth) · pt equador (circle around the earth) · ast ecuador (circle around the earth) · sh ekvator (circle around the earth) · sk rovník (circle around the earth) · ca equador (circle around any sphere) · tr Ekvator (circle around the earth) · sq ekuator (circle around the earth) · eu ekuatore (circle around the earth) · map-bms katulistiwa (circle around the earth) · mi te ara nui o te Rā (circle around the earth) · sn muenzanisi (circle around the earth) · sl ekvator (circle around the earth) · fa استوا (circle around the earth) · ml ഭൂമദ്ധ്യരേഖ (circle around the earth) · az ekvator (circle around the earth)