Meanings
equator1
nounequator (plural equators)
plural equators · alternative obsolete aequator · alternative obsolete æquator · alternative obsolete equatour
- often “the Equator”geographyAn imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida.
2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns - astronomyA 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.
Equator2
Origin
- Late Latin(circulus) aequator
- Englishequator
From Late Latin (circulus) aequator (diei et noctis).
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ewenaar
- ewenaarcircle around the earth
Arabic خَطُّ الاِسْتِوَاء, خَطُّ ٱلِٱسْتِوَاءِ
- خَطُّ الاِسْتِوَاء (ḵaṭṭu l-istiwāʔ)circle around the earth
- خَطُّ ٱلِٱسْتِوَاءِ (ḵaṭṭu l-istiwāʔi)equator
Basque ekuatore
- ekuatorecircle around the earth
Bengali নিরক্ষরেখা
- নিরক্ষরেখা (nirokkhorekha)circle around the earth
Bulgarian еква́тор
- еква́тор (ekvátor)circle around the earth
Catalan equador, equador
- equadorcircle around the earth
- equadorcircle around any sphere
Chinese Mandarin 赤道
- 赤道 (chìdào)circle around the earth
Czech rovník
- rovníkcircle around the earth
Danish ækvator
- ækvatorcircle around the earth
Dutch evenaar, equator
- evenaarcircle around the earth
- equatorcircle around the earth
Esperanto ekvatoro
- ekvatorocircle around the earth
Estonian ekvaator
- ekvaatorcircle around the earth
Finnish päiväntasaaja, päiväntasaaja
- päiväntasaajacircle around the earth
- päiväntasaajacircle around any sphere
French équateur
- équateurcircle around the earth
German Äquator, Linie
- Äquatorcircle around the earth
- Liniecircle around the earth
- Erdäquatorequator
Greek ισημερινός
- ισημερινός (isimerinós)circle around the earth
Hebrew קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה
- קַו הַמַּשְׁוֶה (kav hamashvé)circle around the earth
Hindi भूमध्य रेखा
- भूमध्य रेखा (bhūmadhya rekhā)circle around the earth
Hungarian Egyenlítő
- Egyenlítőcircle around the earth
Icelandic miðbaugur
- miðbaugurcircle around the earth
Indonesian khatulistiwa, ekuator
- khatulistiwacircle around the earth
- ekuatorcircle around the earth
Irish méanchiorcal
- méanchiorcalcircle around the earth
Italian equatore
- equatorecircle around the earth
Japanese 赤道
- 赤道 (sekidō)circle around the earth
Korean 적도
- 적도 (jeokdo)circle around the earth
Latvian ekvators
- ekvatorscircle around the earth
Lithuanian pusiaujas
- pusiaujascircle around the earth
Malay khatulistiwa
- khatulistiwacircle around the earth
Māori te ara nui o te Rā, te ara nui o Tama-te-Rā
- te ara nui o te Rācircle around the earth
- te ara nui o Tama-te-Rācircle around the earth
Norwegian Bokmål ekvator
- ekvatorcircle around the earth
Persian خط استوا, استوا
- خط استوا (xatt-e estevâ)circle around the earth
- استوا (estevâ)circle around the earth
- استوا (estevâ)circle around any sphere
- معدلالنهار (mo'adel-olnahâr)circle around any sphere
Polish równik, równik kuli ziemskiej
- równikcircle around the earth
- równik kuli ziemskiejequator
Portuguese equador
- equadorcircle around the earth
Punjabi ਭੂ-ਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ
- ਭੂ-ਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ (bhū-maddha rekhā)circle around the earth
Romanian ecuator
- ecuatorcircle around the earth
Russian эква́тор
- эква́тор (ekvátor)circle around the earth
Scottish Gaelic crios meadhan an t-saoghail, crios-meadhain
- crios meadhan an t-saoghailcircle around the earth
- crios-meadhaincircle around any sphere
Slovak rovník
- rovníkcircle around the earth
Spanish ecuador, línea ecuatorial
- ecuadorcircle around the earth
- línea ecuatorialcircle around the earth
- ecuador terrestreequator
Swahili ikweta
- ikwetacircle around the earth
Swedish ekvator
- ekvatorcircle around the earth
Tagalog gitguhit, ekwador
- gitguhitcircle around the earth
- ekwadorcircle around the earth
Tamil நிலநடுக் கோடு
- நிலநடுக் கோடு (nilanaṭuk kōṭu)circle around the earth
Thai เส้นศูนย์สูตร
- เส้นศูนย์สูตร (sên-sǔun-sùut)circle around the earth
Turkish Ekvator, ekvator
- Ekvatorcircle around the earth
- ekvatorcircle around the earth
Ukrainian еква́тор
- еква́тор (ekvátor)circle around the earth
Vietnamese xích đạo
- xích đạocircle around the earth
Welsh cyhydedd
- cyhydeddcircle around the earth
Yiddish עקוואַטאָר
- עקוואַטאָר (ekvator)circle around the earth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with equator
latergreatercreatorlocatorvibratortranslatorspectatorterminatorcatercraternarratorslatercuratorgatormateralligatorwaiterdictatorskaterincubatortraitorupdaterrotatorexcavator
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Cite this entry
APA
equator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equator
MLA
“equator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equator.
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