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.
  1. 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

  2. 2.

    A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.

    天文
  3. 3.

    The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.

    Slice the onion through the equator.

  4. 4.

    The celestial equator.

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词源

From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).

来源:wiktionary