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equator

noun

Definition of equator

as in diameter

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Recent Examples of equator The Apollo missions ventured to similar locations near the lunar equator on the moon’s near side, where the terrain was flat and astronauts could remain within reach of communication satellites. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026 For missions that want to orbit or land anywhere near the Moon’s equator, the free-return trajectory is the shortest route. — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026 At some point during that time, the capsule will carry them farther from the Earth than any human being has traveled — roughly 253,000 miles away, the equivalent of 10 trips around Earth at its equator. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 While Apollo astronauts flew behind the moon near its equator, those missions were timed to ensure daylight at the landing sites facing Earth and the far side was in darkness. — William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equator

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Noun

Its defining upgrade is the Virginia Payload Module, an additional hull section containing four large-diameter launch tubes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
The team observed that the critical stress level at which liquids fracture is proportional to their viscosity times the strain rate (how quickly they are being pulled or stretched apart and how the diameter of the liquid is changing).

— Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026

Definition of diameter

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Restaurants that dominate their local radius actively invest in community ties.

— Joseph Edgar, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The helium signal extended well beyond the planet’s radius, which the researchers suggest is a sign that LHS 1140b has both a leading and a trailing tail of helium.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of radius

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If the illusion is successful, the decoy serves the purpose of attracting attention from opponents aiming to distract the penalty taker, while the real penalty taker can quietly prepare in the periphery, calmly focusing on his kick.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
The future of European security will be shaped as much by developments across its broader periphery as by those at its center.

— Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of periphery

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Catalan Fire Service head of operations Eduard Martinez said the blaze had a perimeter of 25 miles and firefighters may not be able to bring it under control on Sunday, EFE said.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The Waseca County Honor Guard carried the flag out of the fairgrounds hall, and with about 35 volunteers around its perimeter, the red, white and blue was fully unfurled in all its glory for the first time in decades.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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