Definition of Equator
Equator
e·qua·tor
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
e.g. The plane flew over the Equator on its way to South America.
(noun)
broadly, an imaginary line drawn around some body, especially a celestial body like a planet, so as to be located at equal distances from the two poles, thus dividing the surface into two hemispheres;
e.g. The cell divides along its equator to give rise to two identical daughter cells.
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