Meanings
nouncelestial equator (plural celestial equators)
plural celestial equators
- astronomyA great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of Earth's Equator.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian небесен екватор
- небесен екватор (nebesen ekvator)great circle
Chinese Mandarin 天球赤道
- 天球赤道 (tiānqiú chìdào)great circle
Czech nebeský rovník
- nebeský rovníkgreat circle
Esperanto ĉielekvatoro
- ĉielekvatorogreat circle
Finnish taivaanekvaattori
- taivaanekvaattorigreat circle
French équateur céleste
- équateur célestegreat circle
German Himmelsäquator
- Himmelsäquatorgreat circle
Greek ουράνιος ισημερινός
- ουράνιος ισημερινός (ouránios isimerinós)great circle
Hindi खगोलीय विषुवत्
- खगोलीय विषुवत् (khagolīya viṣuvat)great circle
Irish meánchiorcal neamhaí
- meánchiorcal neamhaígreat circle
Japanese 天の赤道
- 天の赤道 (ten no sekidō)great circle
Korean 천구적도
- 천구적도 (cheon'gujeokdo)great circle
Polish równik niebieski
- równik niebieskigreat circle
Romanian ecuator ceresc
- ecuator cerescgreat circle
Russian небе́сный эква́тор
- небе́сный эква́тор (nebésnyj ekvátor)great circle
Spanish ecuador celeste
- ecuador celestegreat circle
Swedish himmelsekvator
- himmelsekvatorgreat circle
Ukrainian небе́сний еква́тор
- небе́сний еква́тор (nebésnyj ekvátor)great circle
Cite this entry
APA
celestial equator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celestial%20equator
MLA
“celestial equator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celestial%20equator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celestial equator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celestial%20equator.
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