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equator
English
Alternative forms
- æquator (obsolete)
- equatour (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??kwe?.t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??kwe?.t?/, /i?kwe?.t?/
- Rhymes: -e?t?(r)
Noun
equator (plural equators)
- (geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around the Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
- 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
- Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida.
- 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
- (astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
- The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
- Slice the onion through the equator.
- The celestial equator.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- quorate
Dutch
Alternative forms
- aequator (dated, superseded)
- ekwator (superseded)
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin aequator.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e??k?a?.t?r/
- Hyphenation: equa?tor
- Rhymes: -a?t?r
Noun
equator m (plural equators)
- (formal) equator (great circle, equidistant from the poles, on Earth or another sphere)
- Synonym: evenaar
Derived terms
- equatoriaal
- hemelequator
- zonne-equator
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midpoint
English
Alternative forms
- mid-point
Etymology
mid- +? point
Noun
midpoint (plural midpoints)
- A point equidistant between two extremes.
- (mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.
Synonyms
- (point equidistant between two extremes): See also Thesaurus:midpoint
Derived terms
Translations
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