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equator

[ih-kwey-ter] / ɪˈkweɪ tər /
NOUN
celestial equator
Synonyms
WEAK
equinoctial equinoctial circle equinoctial line
NOUN
circle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ring sphere
STRONG
amphitheater aureole band belt bowl bracelet circlet circuit circumference circus cirque coil compass cordon corona crown cycle disc disk ecliptic enclosure globe halo hoop horizon lap meridian orbit perimeter periphery record revolution ringlet round stadium tire turn wheel wreath zodiac
WEAK
colure full turn parallel of latitude
NOUN
gyre
Synonyms
STRONG
aureole band belt bowl bracelet circlet circuit circumference circus cirque coil compass cordon corona crown cycle disc disk ecliptic enclosure globe halo hoop horizon lap meridian orbit
WEAK
colure full turn parallel of
NOUN
round
Synonyms
STRONG
arc arch band bend bow circle circlet curvature curve disc disk eye gyre hoop loop orb orbit ring ringlet sphere wheel
WEAK
curvation
Antonyms
STRONG
line
NOUN
tropics
Synonyms
STRONG
jungle
WEAK
tropical zone

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"Instead of even spreading, these slow-moving impacts would create a deposit rather than a crater. And they are centered on the equator as predicted from modeling material spun off the primary."

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

The atmosphere provides almost no oxygen, and while temperatures can reach 70°F, that’s only at the equator, at noon, in summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Doing so leaves the equator unmoved while the further each region is from the equator the more it gets stretched out.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

I didn’t think it would matter which copy of his hometown I went to, so I selected one at random, near the equator.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline