equator
An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Other meanings
A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
“Slice the onion through the equator.”
Related words
- equatorward
- equatorwards
- palaeoequator
- paleoequator
- celestial equator
- equatorial
- Equatorial Guinea
- equatorial telescope
- magnetic equator
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “equator” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.