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The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.
John Hanning Speke

Meaning of "equatorial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUATORIAL

equatorial  [ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUATORIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equatorial can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EQUATORIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Equatorial

Equatorial may refer: ▪ in astronomy or orbital mechanics, to: ▪ equatorial coordinates ▪ equatorial orbits ▪ In chemistry, to an equatorial position or location of a group, ligand, or bond in chemical substance, especially cyclic or metallic. ▪ In geography or earth science, an adjectival references to the earth's equator ▪ in geography, to: ▪ Equatorial Africa ▪ Equatorial Guinea, a country in Central Africa ▪ In geometry, to the ring-shaped outer boundary of a round, 3-dimensional shape/object's cross-section ▪ In meteorology, to, e.g., an equatorial climate ▪ in zoology, to the equatorial Dog-faced Bat, a species in the family Molossidae...

Definition of equatorial in the English dictionary

The first definition of equatorial in the dictionary is of, like, or existing at or near the equator. Other definition of equatorial is mounted on the perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axis. Equatorial is also of or referring to the celestial equator.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUATORIAL


advertorial
ˌædvɜːˈtɔːrɪəl
amatorial
ˌæməˈtɔːrɪəl
combinatorial
ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl
curatorial
ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl
dictatorial
ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl
directorial
ˌdɪrekˈtɔːrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
factorial
fækˈtɔːrɪəl
gladiatorial
ˌɡlædɪəˈtɔːrɪəl
gubernatorial
ˌɡjuːbənəˈtɔːrɪəl
janitorial
ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl
multifactorial
ˌmʌltɪfækˈtɔːrɪəl
pictorial
pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl
prosecutorial
ˈprɒsɪkjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
sartorial
sɑːˈtɔːrɪəl
sectorial
sɛkˈtɔːrɪəl
senatorial
ˌsɛnəˈtɔːrɪəl
territorial
ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
vectorial
vɛkˈtɔːrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUATORIAL

equalness
equals sign
equanimity
equanimous
equanimously
equant
equatability
equatable
equate
equation
equation of state
equation of time
equational
equationally
equator
Equatorial Guinea
equatorial mounting
equatorial zenithal
equatorially
equatorward

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUATORIAL

accessorial
ambassadorial
armorial
authorial
cantorial
categorial
Escorial
extraterritorial
immemorial
industrial
manorial
memorial
piscatorial
professorial
reportorial
responsorial
sensorial
tensorial
time immemorial
tonsorial
war memorial

Synonyms and antonyms of equatorial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EQUATORIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «equatorial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of equatorial

Translation of «equatorial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUATORIAL

Find out the translation of equatorial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of equatorial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equatorial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赤道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ecuatorial
570 millions of speakers

English

equatorial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इक्वेटोरियल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستوائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экваториальная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equatorial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরক্ষীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équatorial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khatulistiwa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

äquatorial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤道儀
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equatorial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về xích đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூமத்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विषुववृत्तीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ekvatoral
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equatoriale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

równikowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екваторіальна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecuatorial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισημερινή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ekwatoriaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ekvatorial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekvatorial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equatorial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUATORIAL»

The term «equatorial» is very widely used and occupies the 7.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUATORIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equatorial

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QUOTES WITH «EQUATORIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word equatorial.
1
John Hanning Speke
The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUATORIAL»

Discover the use of equatorial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equatorial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Equatorial Electrojet
This is the first book to review all the fields of equatorial electrojet phenomena and their relevant theories in one volume.
C Agodi Onwumechikli, 1998
2
Equatorial Guinea Company Laws and Regulations Handbook
Equatorial Guinea Company Laws and Regulations Handbook
Ibpus.com, International Business Publications, USA, 2008
3
Colonial Rule and Crisis in Equatorial Africa: Southern ...
A look at the encounter between the French and the peoples of Southern Gabon in terms of their differing conceptions of boundaries.
Christopher John Gray, 2002
4
The Sex Lives Of Cannibals
Maarten Troost does just that, setting up as a devil-may-care islander while his girlfriend, Sylvia, gets to work on saving the planet, or at least a little part of it on an end-of-the-world atoll, Tarawa.
J Maarten Troost, 2010
5
Equatorial Rhythms
Equatorial Rhythms is the story of a coast guard seaman.
robert a. kamarowski, 2007
6
Doing Business and Investing in Equatorial Guinea Guide
Doing Business and Investing in Equatorial Guinea Guide
Ibpus.com, USA International Business Publications, 2007
7
Republic of Equatorial Guinea: 2007 Article IV Consultation ...
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries.
International Monetary Fund, 2008
8
Equatorial climates
Describes the weather, plant and animal life, and how people live in the rain forest, monsoon, and savanna regions of the tropics.
Keith Lye, 1997
9
An Introduction to the Literature of Equatorial Guinea: ...
A Genre in Search of Authors Surprisingly, the short story is one of the least developed published genres of contemporary Equatorial Guinean literature. Neither the short story nor drama is as available in print as poetry or the novel. There are ...
Marvin Lewis, 2007
10
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity
axial atom equatorial atom FIGURE 8.7 The trigonal bipyramid showing the axial and equatorial atoms. The angles between atoms in the equator are 120°. The angles between equatorial and axial atoms are 90°. Trigonal bipyramidal PF5 5 ...
John Kotz, Paul Treichel, John Townsend, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUATORIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equatorial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
El Niño: Implications and Scenarios for 2015
... as those of equatorial regions (Horn of Africa, Indonesia) of late 2015 and of southern Africa and South America from late 2015 to early 2016. «Reliefweb, Jul 15»
2
The Global Warming "Pause" Never Actually Happened
Earth's extra heat, you see, has spent the last 10 years sinking into the vast depths of the equatorial Pacific and Indian Oceans. That's the ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
3
Latest US Forecast Sees Stronger El Nino into 2016
El Nino, a warming of the equatorial Pacific, has a 90 percent chance of lasting into next year, up from 85 percent in June, and there is now an ... «Insurance Journal, Jul 15»
4
Two consortia vye for Fortuna FLNG EPIC
... and GE Oil & Gas against Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions for work on Ophir Energy's Fortuna FLNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea. «OE Digital, Jul 15»
5
Rising ocean temperatures could cause coral bleaching to increase
... corals through October because of rising ocean temperatures, specifically in the north Pacific, equatorial Pacific and western Atlantic oceans. «wtkr.com, Jul 15»
6
Equatorial Guinea Oil and Gas Industry 2015 Exploration …
Market Research Store has uploaded latest Report on "Equatorial Guinea Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Analysis and Outlook to ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
7
NFF move Falcons vs Equatorial Guinea match to Abuja
Okobi Falcons-Vancouver June2015 The Super Falcons will now play their Olympic Games qualifer against Equatorial Guinea in Abuja. «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
Sanaria raises $48.5M from Equatorial Guinea, oil and gas …
Drug development often involves partnerships, but it's not often you hear about oil companies chipping in. The government of Equatorial ... «FierceVaccines, Jul 15»
9
Equatorial Mining & Exploration passes AGM resolutions
StockMarketWire.com - Equatorial Mining & Exploration has announced that at its Annual General Meeting today, all resolutions were passed. «Stock Market Wire, Jul 15»
10
Sanaria malaria vaccine gets oil company, Equatorial Guinea funding
Oil companies Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) and Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) have partnered with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to fund trials ... «Washington Business Journal, Jul 15»

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