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Meaning of Equatorial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl

Definitions

A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.

Equivalents

Afrikaans ekwatoriaal
العربية إستوائي اِسْتِوَائِيّ
Català equatorial
Čeština rovníkový
Cymraeg cyhydeddol
Deutsch äquatorial
Ελληνικά ισημερινός
Esperanto ekvatora
Español ecuatorial
فارسی استوایی
Suomi ekvatoriaalinen päiväntasaajan
Français équatorial équatorial équatoriale
हिन्दी भूमध्यीय
Magyar egyenlítői
Italiano equatoriale
日本語 赤道
한국어 매우 무더운
Nederlands equatoriaal
Polski równikowy
Português equatorial
Română ecuatorial
Русский экваториальный
Svenska ekvatorial

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinean equatorial plane Equatorial spitting cobra EquatorialGalactic Equatorialy

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