equator

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɪˈkweɪ.tə/    美 /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/|/iˈkweɪ.tɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
    — Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida.
  2. A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another 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.

词形变化

equators plural aequator alternative,obsolete æquator alternative,obsolete equatour alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
celestial equator equatorial Equatorial Guinea equatorial telescope equatorward equatorwards magnetic equator palaeoequator paleoequator
相关词
Ecuador equal equi-

词源

From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
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