equator
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n. 赤道 [医] 赤道, 中纬线
发音
UK
/ɪˈkweɪ.tə/
US
/ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/
US
/iˈkweɪ.tɚ/
词形变化
equators
复数
equators
别名
aequator
æquator
equatour
教材释义与例句
名词
赤道
释义与例句
n.
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1.
An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
赤道
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2.
A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
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3.
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
Slice the onion through the equator.
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4.
The celestial equator.
词汇关系
上位词 2
相关短语
词源
From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
来源:wiktionary