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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A short form of the celestial equator.
  • A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
  • often|_|?the Equator? An imaginary great circle around the earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.

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Proper noun:

  • The Earth?s equator.

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