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 Definitions of equatorial  [ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɛk wə-]  

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Definition of 'equatorial' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) equatorial
of, pertaining to, or near an equator, esp. the equator of the earth.

2.  equatorial
of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth's equator:
equatorial temperatures.

3. (n.) equatorial
a telescope mounting having two axes of motion, one parallel to the earth's axis and one at right angles to it.

Etymology:  (1655–65)

Definition of 'equatorial' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) equatorial
a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it

2. (adj) equatorial
of or relating to or at an equator
"equatorial diameter"

3. (adj) equatorial
of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
"equatorial heat"

4. (adj) equatorial
of or existing at or near the geographic equator
"equatorial Africa"


Definition of 'equatorial' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) equatorial
of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument

2. (noun) equatorial
an instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, the one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known. The motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope. Called also an equatorial telescope


Translation of 'equatorial' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: of or near the equator
an equatorial climate.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ekwatoriaal Arabic flag Arabic: إسْتِوائي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: екваториален
Brazilian flag Brazilian: equatorial Czech flag Czech: rovníkový German flag German: Äquatorial-...
Danish flag Danish: ækvatorial Greek flag Greek: που ανήκει ή είναι κοντά Spanish flag Spanish: ecuatorial
Estonian flag Estonian: ekvatoriaalne Farsi flag Farsi: استوایی؛ حاره ای Finnish flag Finnish: päiväntasaajan
French flag French: équatorial Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַשווָנִי Hindi flag Hindi: भूमध्य
Croatian flag Croatian: ekvatorski Hungarian flag Hungarian: egyenlítői Indonesian flag Indonesian: dekat khatulistiwa
Icelandic flag Icelandic: miðbaugs- Italian flag Italian: equatoriale Japanese flag Japanese: 赤道の
Korean flag Korean: 적도 지방의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ekvatorinis, pusiaujo Latvian flag Latvian: ekvatoriāls
Malay flag Malay: khatulistuwa Dutch flag Dutch: equatoriaal Norwegian flag Norwegian: ekvatorial-
Polish flag Polish: równikowy Persian flag Persian: استوایی؛ حاره ای Pashto flag Pashto: استوايى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: equatorial Romanian flag Romanian: ecua­to­ri­al Russian flag Russian: экваториальный
Slovak flag Slovak: rovníkový Slovenian flag Slovenian: ekvatorialen Serbian flag Serbian: ekvatorijalan
Swedish flag Swedish: ekvatorial, ekvators- Thai flag Thai: ในแถบเส้นศูนย์สูตร Turkish flag Turkish: ekvatora ait
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 赤道的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: екваторіальний Urdu flag Urdu: استوائی ، خط استوا سے متع
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thuộc xích đạo Chinese flag Chinese: 赤道的

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