equatorial
Meaning of equatorial
noun
A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
adjective- Of, near, or relating to the equator
That plant is best suited to equatorial climates.
- Perpendicular to the plane of a ring
Information about equatorial
- The plural form of equatorial is: equatorials.
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CatalanHyphenation of equatorial
equa-to-rial
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- equatorial is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of equatorial
- French: équatorial
- Italian: equatoriale
- Portuguese: equatorial
- Spanish: ecuatorial
Words that rhyme with equatorial
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