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equator noun 1 (often the Equator) geog the imaginary great circle that passes around the Earth at latitude 0 at an equal distance from the North and South Poles, and divides the Earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. 2 astron the celestial equator. 3 a circle dividing a spherical body into two equal parts.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin aequator equalizer (of day and night).

equator noun 1 (often the Equator) geog the imaginary great circle that passes around the Earth at latitude 0 at an equal distance from the North and South Poles, and divides the Earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. 2 astron the celestial equator. 3 a circle dividing a spherical body into two equal parts.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin aequator equalizer (of day and night).

equator noun 1 (often the Equator) geog the imaginary great circle that passes around the Earth at latitude 0 at an equal distance from the North and South Poles, and divides the Earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. 2 astron the celestial equator. 3 a circle dividing a spherical body into two equal parts.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin aequator equalizer (of day and night).