different between equatorial vs latitudinal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??kw??t???i?l/

Adjective

equatorial (comparative more equatorial, superlative most equatorial)

1. of, near, or relating to the equator

   That plant is best suited to equatorial climates.

2. (organic chemistry) perpendicular to the plane of a ring

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

equatorial (plural equatorials)

1. (astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so 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, 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.

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

equatorial (feminine equatoriala, masculine plural equatorials, feminine plural equatoriales)

1. equatorial

See also

• Guinea Equatorial

Portuguese

Adjective

equatorial m or f (plural equatoriais, comparable)

1. equatorial

Derived terms

• Guiné Equatorial

Related terms

• equador

English

Adjective

latitudinal (not comparable)

1. Relating to latitude.

Derived terms

• latitudinally

Anagrams

• altitudinal

French

Adjective

latitudinal (feminine singular latitudinale, masculine plural latitudinaux, feminine plural latitudinales)

1. latitudinal

Spanish

Adjective

latitudinal (plural latitudinales)

1. latitudinal