equator
/ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/ nom B1En français : équateur
- An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
- A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
- The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles. · Slice the onion through the equator.
- The celestial equator.
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Dans la bibliothèque
“An island situated on the other side of the equator, at least two thousand leagues from here,” replied the count.
A few locks of gray mingled with his hair, which was still thick and matted, while his bronzed features and determined glance well suited an old sailor who had braved the heat of the equator and the storms of the tropics.
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