equator

English Thesaurus

1. an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles (noun.location)

hypernym	:	great circle,
definition	:	a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center (noun.location)

2. a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	circle,
definition	:	ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point (noun.shape)

3. an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles (noun.location)

derivation	:	equatorial,
definition	:	of or existing at or near the geographic equator (adj.all)

4. a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts (noun.shape)

derivation	:	equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match,
definition	:	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching (verb.change)

derivation	:	equatorial,
definition	:	of or relating to or at an equator (adj.pert)

5. an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles (noun.location)

derivation	:	equatorial,
definition	:	of or existing at or near the geographic equator (adj.all)

6. a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts (noun.shape)

derivation	:	equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match,
definition	:	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching (verb.change)

derivation	:	equatorial,
definition	:	of or relating to or at an equator (adj.pert)