Equator Definition

ĭ-kwātər
noun
An imaginary circle around the earth, equally distant at all points from both the North and South Poles: it divides the earth's surface into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Webster's New World
A circle like this around any celestial body.
Webster's New World
Any circle that divides a sphere or other body into two equal and symmetrical parts.
Webster's New World

Celestial equator.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

The Earth’s equator.

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Other Word Forms of Equator

Noun

Singular:
equator
Plural:
equators

Origin of Equator

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin aequātor (diēī et noctis) equalizer (of day and night) from Latin aequāre to equalize equate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Equator Sentence Examples

  • Of the parallels of latitude, the equator only is a great circle.

  • Though the islands are under the equator, the climate is not intensely hot...

  • In the islands under the equator the heaviest fall is between October and February.

  • Among the islands of the Malay Archipelago the force of the monsoons is much interrupted, and the position of this region on the equator otherwise modifies the directions of the prevailing winds.

  • The zones of surface temperature are arranged roughly parallel to the equator, especially in the southern hemisphere.

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Words Starting With

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