| 单词 | equatorial |
| 释义 | equatorial[ ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ek-wuh- ] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɛk wə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR equatorial ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth. of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth's equator: equatorial temperatures. nouna telescope mounting having two axes of motion, one parallel to the earth's axis and one at right angles to it. Also called e·qua·to·ri·al tel·e·scope, e·qua·to·ri·al in·stru·ment . a telescope with such a mounting. Origin of equatorialFirst recorded in 1655–65; equator + -ial OTHER WORDS FROM equatorialWords nearby equatorialequation of motion, equation of state, equation of time, equative, equator, equatorial, equatorial coordinate system, Equatorial Countercurrent, Equatorial Current, Equatorial Guinea, equatorial mount Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for equatorialBritish Dictionary definitions for equatorialequatorial / (ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl) / adjectiveof, like, or existing at or near the equator astronautics (of a telescope) mounted on the perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axisan equatorial orbit astronomy of or referring to the celestial equatorequatorial coordinates nounan equatorial mounting for a telescope Derived forms of equatorialequatorially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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