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equator

[ih-kwey-ter] / ɪˈkweɪ tər /
NOUN
celestial equator
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NOUN
tropics
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A dusk/dawn SSO orbit follows the earth’s rotation, passing near the poles, crossing the equator about the same time each day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Near the equator, vast coal-swamp forests stretched across the landscape.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

High temperatures are nothing new in the west African nation, perched just above the equator.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Kourou's position close to the equator on the South American continent has some launch advantages, but European-built rockets must be shipped thousands of kilometres then reassembled, adding to logistical challenges.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The shadow of the equator would be a circle around the origin.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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