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adj
Of, near, or relating to the equator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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adj
Relating to the midline of any approximately spherical object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
of a bond, lying approximately in the plane of a ring, perpendicular to its axis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adjective
of or existing at or near the geographic equator
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: polar
adjective
of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
of or relating to or at an equator
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: telescope, scope
History
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Across languages
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