EQUANT

Meaning of EQUANT in English

[ 'i:kwənt ]

■ noun Astronomy, historical (in the Ptolemaic system) an imaginary circle that reconciles the planetary movements with the hypothesis of uniform circular motion.

Origin

C16: from L. a~- , aequare 'make equal'.

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EQUANT — ˈēkwənt, -ˌkwant adjective Etymology: Latin aequant-, aequans present participle of aequare : of, being, or relating to a crystal having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EQUANT — (n.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- …
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EQUANT — ( n. ) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move …
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EQUANT — /ee"kweuhnt, ee"kwant/ , adj. (of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric ). [ aequant-, …
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EQUANT — noun a circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; …
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MARRITE — ˈmäˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: John E. Marr died 1933 English geologist + English -ite : a mineral that …
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COLUMNAR STRUCTURE — noun 1. : the structure of a mineral aggregate that is made up of nearly parallel slender columns and that …
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ANISOMETRIC — /an uy'seuh me"trik, an'uy-/ , adj. 1. not isometric; of unequal measurement. 2. Mineral. (of a crystal) having axes of …
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EPISTILBITE — hydrated sodium and calcium aluminosilicate mineral in the zeolite family. It forms piezoelectric crystals of monoclinic symmetry and platy habit; …
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SANIDINE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 Environment: Acid volcanic rocks. Locality: Common world wide occurrences. Name Origin: From the Greek sanis …
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REEDERITE-(Y) — General Information: Chemical Formula: Na15Y2(CO3)9(SO3F)Cl Composition: (Molecular Weight = 1,197.26 gm) Sodium 28.80 % Na Yttrium 14.85 % Y Carbon …
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PROUSTITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ag3AsS3 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 494.72 gm) Silver 65.41 % Ag Arsenic 15.14 % As Sulfur …
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PIEMONTITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ca2(Al,Mn,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) = Ca2(Mn,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 488.18 gm) Calcium 16.42 % Ca Manganese 10.13 % …
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PHOSPHOVANADYLITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Ba,Ca,K,Na)x[(V,Al)4P2(O,OH)16]·12(H2O) x~0.66 Environment: Meade Peak Member of the Premian Phosphoria Formation in phosphatic organic-matter-rich mudstone.. IMA …
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PHARMACOSIDERITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: KFe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 705.84 gm) Potassium 5.54 % K Iron 7.91 % Fe Arsenic …
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ORTHOCLASE — General Information: Chemical Formula: KAlSi3O8 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 278.33 gm) Potassium 14.05 % K Aluminum 9.69 % Al Silicon …
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NOELBENSONITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: BaMn+++2(Si2O7)(OH)2·(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 467.40 gm) Barium 29.38 % Ba Manganese 23.51 % Mn Silicon …
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MORDENITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si10O24·7(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 874.36 gm) Potassium 0.22 % K Sodium 0.39 % Na Calcium …
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MICROCLINE — General Information: Chemical Formula: KAlSi3O8 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 278.33 gm) Potassium 14.05 % K Aluminum 9.69 % Al Silicon …
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LEAD — General Information: Chemical Formula: Pb Composition: (Molecular Weight = 207.20 gm) Lead 100.0 % Pb Empirical Formula: Pb Environment: COATS …
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HEMATITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Fe2O3 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 159.69 gm) Iron 69.94 % Fe Oxygen 30.06 % O Empirical …
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DIOPSIDE — General Information: Chemical Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 216.55 gm) Calcium 18.51 % Ca Magnesium 11.22 % Mg Silicon …
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COLEMANITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ca2B6O11·5(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 205.54 gm) Calcium 19.50 % Ca Boron 15.78 % B Hydrogen …
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BOGVADITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Na2SrBa2Al4F20 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 896.15 gm) Barium 30.65 % Ba Sodium 5.13 % Na Strontium …
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ARGENTITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ag2S Composition: (Molecular Weight = 247.80 gm) Silver 87.06 % Ag Sulfur 12.94 % S Empirical …
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ANDALUSITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Al2SiO5 = Al[6]Al[5]OSiO4 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 162.05 gm) Aluminum 33.30 % Al Silicon 17.33 % …
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ALBITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: NaAlSi3O8 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 263.02 gm) Sodium 8.30 % Na Calcium 0.76 % Ca Aluminum …
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ACANTHITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ag2S Composition: (Molecular Weight = 247.80 gm) Silver 87.06 % Ag Sulfur 12.94 % S Empirical …
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ВАЖНО ТОЛЬКО ЗНАТЬ РАСПОЛОЖЕНИЕ И Т.П. — • What mattered was only the placement of the equant point, which Tycho had determined with fair precision.
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