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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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Their system includes an automatic sun-tracking device similar to an equatorial telescope mount.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Just three weeks ago, the World Meteorological Organization said it saw a clear shift in sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, an indication that El Niño’s arrival is imminent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

La Niña typically brings wetter conditions to parts of Australia, Indonesia and equatorial South America, and drier conditions to the southern United States.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

This weakening warms the usually cooler central and eastern sides of the ocean, altering rainfall over the equatorial Pacific and wind patterns around the world.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Trading and marriage relationships were undoubtedly established between those Khoisan and the Bantu farmers, each occupying different adjacent habitats, just as Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu farmers still do today in equatorial Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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