EQUATOR


Meaning of EQUATOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈkwā-tər, ˈē-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin aequator, literally, equalizer, from Latin aequare

Date: 14th century

1. : the great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of the earth

2. : a great circle of the earth or a celestial body that is everywhere equally distant from the two poles and divides the surface into the northern and southern hemispheres

3.

a. : a circle or circular band dividing the surface of a body into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

b. : equatorial plane

the equator of a dividing cell

4. : great circle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.