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equatorial

A เกี่ยวกับ เส้นศูนย์สูตร ของ โลก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EQUATORIAL

a.Pertaining to the equator; as equatorial climates. The equatorial diameter of the earth is longer than the polar diameter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EQUATORIAL

E `qua *to "ri *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. équatorial.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.

 

EQUATORIAL

EQUATORIAL E `qua *to "ri *al, n. (Astron.)

 

Defn: An instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted 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, the 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. The motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope. Called also an equatorial telescope.

 

Note: The term equatorial, or equatorial instrument, is sometimes applied to any astronomical instrument which has its principal axis of rotation parallel to the axis of the earth.

 

EQUATORIALLY

EQUATORIALLY E `qua *to "ri *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

equatorial

e qua to ri al |ˌekwəˈtôrēəl ˌɛkwəˈtɔriəl | ▶adjective of, at, or near the equator: equatorial regions. DERIVATIVES e qua to ri al ly |ˌekwəˈtôrēəlē |adverb

 

Equatorial Guinea

E qua to ri al Guin ea |ekwətɔːriəlˈɡɪni | a small country in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, comprising several offshore islands and a coastal settlement between Cameroon and Gabon; pop. 633,400 (est. 2009 ); capital, Malabo (on the island of Bioko ); languages, Spanish (official ), local Niger –Congo languages, pidgin. Formerly a Spanish colony, the country became fully independent in 1968. It is the only independent Spanish-speaking state on the continent of Africa. Since 1991 it has been nominally a constitutional democracy. DERIVATIVES E qua to ri al Guin e an adjective & noun

 

equatorial mount

e qua to ri al mount (also equatorial mounting ) ▶noun Astronomy a telescope mounting with one axis aligned to the celestial pole, which allows the movement of celestial objects to be followed by motion about this axis alone. Compare with altazimuth ( sense 1 ).

 

equatorial telescope

e qua to ri al tel e scope ▶noun an astronomical telescope on an equatorial mount.

 

Oxford Dictionary

equatorial

equatorial |ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl | ▶adjective of, at, or near the equator: equatorial regions. DERIVATIVES equatorially adverb

 

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea |ɛkwətɔːriəlˈɡɪni | a small country of West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, comprising several offshore islands and a coastal settlement between Cameroon and Gabon; pop. 633,400 (est. 2009 ); languages, Spanish (official ), local Niger –Congo languages, pidgin; capital, Malabo (on the island of Bioko ). Formerly a Spanish colony, the country became fully independent in 1968. It is the only independent Spanish-speaking state in the continent of Africa. DERIVATIVES Equatorial Guinean adjective & noun

 

equatorial mount

equatorial mount (also equatorial mounting ) ▶noun Astronomy a telescope mounting with one axis aligned to the celestial pole, which allows the movement of celestial objects to be followed by motion about this axis alone. Compare with altazimuth ( sense 1 ).

 

equatorial telescope

equa |tor ¦ial tele |scope ▶noun an astronomical telescope on an equatorial mount.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

equatorial

equatorial adjective equatorial regions: tropical, hot, humid, sultry. ANTONYMS polar.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

equatorial

equatorial adjective the equatorial regions: tropical, hot, torrid, sweltering; humid, sultry, steamy, sticky, oppressive; jungle-like. ANTONYMS polar; temperate.

 

French Dictionary

équatorial

équatorial , iale , iaux adj. adjectif Relatif à l ’équateur. : Des climats équatoriaux. Prononciation Le u de la deuxième syllabe se prononce ou, [ekwatɔrjal ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

equatorial

e qua to ri al /ìːkwətɔ́ːriəl | èk -/形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 赤道の ; 赤道近くの .2 酷暑で雨の多い .E -̀ Gu í nea 赤道ギニア 〘アフリカ中西部の共和国; 首都Malabo 〙.