Rainforests occur around the equator.
The sun heats the sea more at the equator than at the poles.
in an area near the equator
The lake lies exactly on the equator.
The island is just 80 miles north of the equator.
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Equator-S — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Equator S Equator S Organización Instituto Max Planck de Física Extraterrestre Estado Inactivo … Wikipedia Español
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equator — late 14c., from M.L. aequator diei et noctis equalizer of day and night (when the sun is on the celestial equator, twice annually, day and night are of equal length), agent noun from L. aequare make equal (see EQUATE (Cf. equate)). Sense of… … Etymology dictionary
equator — [ē kwāt′ər, ikwāt′ər] n. [ME < ML < LL aequator, lit., one who makes equal: see EQUATE] 1. an imaginary circle around the earth, equally distant at all points from both the North and South Poles: it divides the earth s surface into the… … English World dictionary
equator — EQUATÓR s.n. v. ecuator. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
Equator — Eqüator, Equatour m. l Equateur … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
equator — ► NOUN ▪ a notional line around the earth equidistant from the poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. ORIGIN Latin aequator, in the phrase circulus aequator diei et noctis circle equalizing day and night … English terms dictionary
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equator — /i kway teuhr/, n. 1. the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis, equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body. 2. the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the… … Universalium
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