equator

[ɪˈkweɪtə(r)] [ɪˈkweɪtər]
  • 复数:equators;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-SING
      赤道
      The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles;
      "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
      2. a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
    行业词典
    • 医学: 赤道,中纬线:环绕一个球体的假想线,该线距两极相等。解剖学命名时,即设想球形器官有一条这样的线而将球体表面分为近乎相等的两半;
      天文学: 赤道;过天体中心且与天体自转轴相垂直的平面与天体表面相交的大圆。;
      植物学: 赤道;
      生物学: 赤道;
      航海科技: 赤道;
      解剖学: 赤道;又称 :赤道(Equator(拉));