the circle of the equator
1the equator — an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator. Is it near the equator? • • • Main Entry: ↑equator …
2The Equator — may refer to: *The equator, an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles * The Equator , a song by Tortoise from 1998 album TNT …
3Confederation of the Equator — The Brazilian Army fighting the Confederate troops in Recife, 1824 …
4Equator (disambiguation) — Equator can refer to:* Equator, an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles * Equator (BBC TV series), a 2007 documentary series based on a journey along the equator * Equator… …
5circle of the sphere — circle of the sphere, Astronomy. a circle described on the sphere of the earth or the heavens. The equator, the ecliptic, the meridians, and the parallels of latitude are all circles of the sphere …
6equator — The great circle on the surface of the earth whose plane is at right angles to the earth’s axis of rotation. The equator lies in an east west direction and divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is normal to the polar axis… …
7Circle of latitude — Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are actually halves of great ellipses, with identical radii at a given latitude. Latitude (φ) Lines of latitude appear …
8Equator — For other uses, see Equator (disambiguation). 0° Equator …
9equator — /i kway teuhr/, n. 1. the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis, equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body. 2. the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the… …
10The small hours — Hour Hour, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. ?, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.] 1. The …
