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equinoctial line
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equinoctial line
(gcide) | Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F.
['e]quateur equator. See Equate.]
1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface,
everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and
dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.
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2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere,
coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so
called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights
are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial,
and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.
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Equator of the sun or Equator of a planet (Astron.), the
great circle whose plane passes through through the center
of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of
revolution.
Magnetic equator. See Aclinic.
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Equinoctial line
(gcide) | Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr.
aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. ['e]quinoxial. See Equinox.]
1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time
of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line.
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2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial
line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial
heat; an equinoctial sun.
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3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial
points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one
happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part
of the world.
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Equinoctial colure (Astron.), the meridian passing through
the equinoctial points.
Equinoctial line (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so
called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days
are of equal length in all parts of the world. See
Equator.
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Thrice the equinoctial line
He circled. --Milton.
Equinoctial points (Astron.), the two points where the
celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being
in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point
of Libra.
Equinoctial time (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the
instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal
equinoctial point.
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equinoctial line
(wn) | equinoctial line
n 1: the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the
celestial poles [syn: celestial equator, {equinoctial
circle}, equinoctial line, equinoctial] |
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Equinoctial line
(gcide) | Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F.
['e]quateur equator. See Equate.]
1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface,
everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and
dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.
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2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere,
coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so
called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights
are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial,
and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.
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Equator of the sun or Equator of a planet (Astron.), the
great circle whose plane passes through through the center
of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of
revolution.
Magnetic equator. See Aclinic.
[1913 Webster]Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr.
aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. ['e]quinoxial. See Equinox.]
1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time
of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line.
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2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial
line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial
heat; an equinoctial sun.
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3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial
points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one
happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part
of the world.
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Equinoctial colure (Astron.), the meridian passing through
the equinoctial points.
Equinoctial line (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so
called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days
are of equal length in all parts of the world. See
Equator.
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Thrice the equinoctial line
He circled. --Milton.
Equinoctial points (Astron.), the two points where the
celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being
in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point
of Libra.
Equinoctial time (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the
instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal
equinoctial point.
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