- equator, the
- e|qua|tor, the or E|qua|tor, the [ ı`kweıtər ] nounan imaginary line that goes around the Earth and divides it into the northern and southern HEMISPHERES
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equator, the
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equator, the — [ɪˈkweɪtə] noun [singular] an imaginary line that goes around the centre of the Earth and divides it into northern and southern parts equatorial [ˌekwəˈtɔːriəl] adj … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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(the) southern hemisphere — the southern hemisphere UK US noun [singular] the half of the Earth that is south of the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth) Thesaurus: regions of the worldhyponym … Useful english dictionary
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equator — e|qua|tor Equator [ıˈkweıtə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: aequator equalizer , from Latin aequare ( EQUATE); because day and night are equal at the equator] the equator an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth … Dictionary of contemporary English
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