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US
/ˌikwəˈtɔɹiəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɪkwɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/ ]
[ UK /ɪkwɐtˈɔːɹɪəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
equatorial heat -
of or relating to or at an equator
equatorial diameter -
of or existing at or near the geographic equator
equatorial Africa
NOUN
- a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
How To Use equatorial In A Sentence
- Now the boy's being hauled before the courts for having been part of a plot to overthrow some tinpot dictator in Equatorial Mongolia or some such place.
- equatorial diameter
- During more intense El Niño episodes, westerly winds are observed over parts of the equatorial western and central Pacific.
- equatorial Africa
- During icehouse periods the distribution of continents inhibited circum-equatorial circulation forcing faster oceanic circulation in the main ocean gyres.
- Plates in equatorial positions on the theca are perpendicular to plate surfaces whereas plates near the stem attachment are inclined aborally and plates near the oral surface are inclined adorally.
- It is now evident that El Niño teleconnections (atmospheric and oceanic responses away from the equatorial Pacific) indicate that the El Niño phenomenon is the largest source of interannual climatic variability on the global scale.
- The angle between the normal SP and the equatorial (X-Y) plane is called the geodetic latitude (f) of point P. Netvouz - new bookmarks
- Widows in equatorial Africa actually wear sackcloth and ashes when attending a funeral.
- The effects of deglaciation on tropical regions are not fully understood, but ambient temperatures at equatorial latitudes were cooler by approximately 5C during the last glacial maximum.
