equatorɪˈkweɪ tər
equator (n)
- plural
- equators
equator
English Definitions:
equator (noun)
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
"the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
equator (noun)
a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
equator (Noun)
An imaginary great circle around the Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
equator (Noun)
A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
equator (Noun)
A short form of the celestial equator.
Equator (ProperNoun)
The Earth's equator.
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and midway between the poles. The Equator usually refers to the Earth's equator: an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Other planets and astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined. The Equator is about 40,075 kilometres long; 78.7% is across water and 21.3% is over land.
Equator
The equator is a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres. On Earth, it is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about 40,075 km (24,901 mi) in circumference, halfway between the North and South poles. The term can also be used for any other celestial body that is roughly spherical. In spatial (3D) geometry, as applied in astronomy, the equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is the parallel (circle of latitude) at which latitude is defined to be 0°. It is an imaginary line on the spheroid, equidistant from its poles, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres. In other words, it is the intersection of the spheroid with the plane perpendicular to its axis of rotation and midway between its geographical poles. On and near the equator (on Earth), noontime sunlight appears almost directly overhead (no more than about 23° from the zenith) every day, year-round. Consequently, the equator has a rather stable daytime temperature throughout the year. On the equinoxes (approximately March 20 and September 23) the subsolar point crosses Earth's equator at a shallow angle, sunlight shines perpendicular to Earth's axis of rotation, and all latitudes have nearly a 12-hour day and 12-hour night.
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