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equatorial

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: equatorial

1
 adj
of or existing at or near the geographic equator
2
 n
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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: equatorial
1

adj of or existing at or near the geographic equator

“equatorial Africa”
Synonyms
pantropic, pantropical
distributed throughout the tropics
tropic, tropical
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
Antonyms:
polar
of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
circumpolar
located or found throughout a polar region
Arctic, north-polar
of or relating to the Arctic
Antarctic, south-polar
at or near the south pole
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adj of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator

“equatorial heat”

adj of or relating to or at an equator

“equatorial diameter”
2

n 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

Type of:
scope, telescope
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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