Equator: nm (word from medieval Latin æquator, from the verb æquare “to make equal”).1. Common meaning: Great circle of the Earth perpendicular to its axis of rotation and dividing it into two hemispheres. Circles parallel to the equator (parallel, tropic). Semi-circles perpendicular to the equator (meridian). Distance from a place terrestrial at the equator (latitude).Passage of the equator by a boat (line).2. By extension: The regions included in the equatorial (equatorial) zone. The products...
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