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e⋅qua⋅to⋅ri⋅al

  [ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ek-wuh-]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or near an equator, esp. the equator of the earth.
2. of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth's equator: equatorial temperatures.
–noun
3. a telescope mounting having two axes of motion, one parallel to the earth's axis and one at right angles to it.
4. a telescope with such a mounting.
Origin:
1655–65; equator + -ial

Related forms:
e⋅qua⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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e·qua·to·ri·al   (ē'kwə-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-, ěk'wə-)   
adj.  

    1. Of, relating to, or resembling the earth's equator.

    2. Relating to conditions that exist at the earth's equator: equatorial heat.

  2. Having or constituting a support with two perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's rotational axis.

n.  An equatorial telescope.
e'qua·to'ri·al·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: equa·to·ri·al
Pronunciation: "E-kw&-'tOr-E-&l, "ek-w&-, -'tor-
Function: adjective
1 : of, located at,or relating to an equator <equatorial diameter>
2 : extending in a direction essentially in the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane) <equatorialhydrogen atoms> —compare AXIAL 2b
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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