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equatorial

/ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
equa-to-ri-al
IPA
/ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, near, or relating to the equator.

adj

Relating to the midline of any approximately spherical object.

adj

of a bond, lying approximately in the plane of a ring, perpendicular to its axis

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more equatorial (comparative) most equatorial (superlative) equatorials (plural)

Derived Forms

amphiequatorial antiequatorial circumequatorial diequatorial equatorially nonequatorial paleoequatorial postequatorial preequatorial pseudoequatorial retroequatorial subequatorial

Phrases

Equatorial Guinea equatorial plane French Equatorial Africa trans-equatorial

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial pictorial senatorial dictatorial directorial prosecutorial immemorial conspiratorial curatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce equatorial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/.
What does equatorial mean?
Of, near, or relating to the equator.

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