the equator

noun

: an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole

The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator.

Examples of the equator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By analyzing satellite data from 2003 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia Institute of Technology noticed that waters near the equator were getting bluer, while areas near the poles were turning greener. —Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025

Currents originating at the poles caused increasing temperature differences between ocean layers that peaked near the equator. —Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025

Islands farther north, closer to the equator, had higher diversity, hinting at the influence of environmental conditions like warmth and nutrient availability. —Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

In some low-lying tropical regions around the equator, sea level is rising three times as fast as the global average. —ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025

Rhymes for the equator

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