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.
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Warmer oceans are now spreading farther from the equator and expanding into the tropical zone.
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
These kinds of geosynchronous, or GEO, orbits are usually circular, with a satellite maintaining the same altitude over the equator.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
That’s partly because upper-level winds in the atmosphere weaken during summer when there’s less of a temperature difference between the equator and the Earth’s poles and the jet stream shifts farther north.
—Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
This ultimately did not work out so well for the dinosaurs, which have dwindled in number and now mostly live in a few spots close to the equator.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 July 2025
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
These kinds of geosynchronous, or GEO, orbits are usually circular, with a satellite maintaining the same altitude over the equator.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
That’s partly because upper-level winds in the atmosphere weaken during summer when there’s less of a temperature difference between the equator and the Earth’s poles and the jet stream shifts farther north.
—Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
This ultimately did not work out so well for the dinosaurs, which have dwindled in number and now mostly live in a few spots close to the equator.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the equator
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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