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equatorial

Main Entry:: equa·to·ri·al
Pronunciation:: \ˌē-kwə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl, ˌe-kwə-\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1664

1 a: of, relating to, or located at the equator or an equator; also : being in the plane of the equator <a satellite in equatorial orbit> b: of, originating in, or suggesting the region around the geographic equator2 a: being or having a support that includes two axles at right angles to each other with one parallel to the earth's axis of rotation <an equatorial telescope mount> b: extending in a direction essentially in the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane) <equatorial hydrogens> — compare axial

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