equatorial

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl === Adjective === equatorial (comparative more equatorial, superlative most equatorial) (geography) Of, near, or relating to the equator. Relating to the midline of any approximately spherical object. (organic chemistry) of a bond, lying approximately in the plane of a ring, perpendicular to its axis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === equatorial (plural equatorials) (astronomy) 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. ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Adjective === equatorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural equatorials) equatorial ==== See also ==== Guinea Equatorial == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧qua‧to‧ri‧al === Adjective === equatorial m or f (plural equatoriais) equatorial ==== Derived terms ==== Guiné Equatorial ==== Related terms ==== equador === Further reading === “equatorial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “equatorial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026