EQUATOR

/ɪˈkweɪ.tə/
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Definition

/ɪˈkweɪ.tə/
noun
  1. (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.
  2. A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
  3. The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
    “Slice the onion through the equator.”
  4. The celestial equator.

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