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adj
Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adj
Of or relating to the celestial equator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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adj
Equatorial: of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, uncommon
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adj
Of flowers: that open and close at particular times of day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The terrestrial equator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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noun
An equinoctial gale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
relating to the vicinity of the equator
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: celestial equator, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: great circle
History
Inherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoxial, from Latin (circulus) aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium + -alis.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
