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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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La Niña typically brings wetter conditions to parts of Australia, Indonesia and equatorial South America, and drier conditions to the southern US.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The job is also "physically demanding", especially given the equatorial climate they are in.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Their system includes an automatic sun-tracking device similar to an equatorial telescope mount.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

At 15 polling centers, voters waited for hours under the equatorial sun, only to be turned away when ballots never arrived.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

When a charged particle bounces from one magnetic pole to the other, it must cross the equatorial plane of Saturn.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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