HyperDic: equatorial

English > 4 senses of the word equatorial:
ADJECTIVEpertequatorialof or relating to or at an equator
pertequatorialof or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
allequatorialof or existing at or near the geographic equator
NOUNartifactequatoriala telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
equatorial > pronunciation
Soundsiy.kwahtao'riyahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > equatorial: 4 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or at an equator.
Example"equatorial diameter"
Spanishecuatorial
Catalanequatorial
Nounsequatora circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
English > equatorial: 4 senses > adjective 2, pert
MeaningOf or relating to conditions at the geographical equator.
Example"equatorial heat"
Spanishecuatorial
Catalanequatorial
Nounsequatoran imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
English > equatorial: 4 senses > adjective 3
MeaningOf or existing at or near the geographic equator.
Example"equatorial Africa"
Narrowerpantropical, pantropicDistributed throughout the tropics
tropical, tropicrelating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
OppositepolarOf or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
Spanishecuatorial
Catalanequatorial
Nounsequatoran imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
English > equatorial: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it.
Broadertelescope, scopeA magnifier of images of distant objects

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict