Found 3 items, similar to equator.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: equator katulistiwa
English → English (WordNet) Definition: equator equator n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; “the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres” 2: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
English → English (gcide) Definition: Equator Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. ['e]quateur equator. See Equate.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line. [1913 Webster] Equator of the sun or Equator of a planet (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. Magnetic equator. See Aclinic. [1913 Webster]