Synonyms for equator
ɪˈkweɪ tərequa·tor

Princeton's WordNet

1. equatornoun

   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. equatornoun

   a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

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1. • Circle
   • Great Circle

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1. equatornoun

   Synonyms:
   equinoctial, equinoctial line, celestial equator

2. equatornoun

   Synonyms:
   terrestrial equator

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1. List of paraphrases for "equator":

   ecuador, equatorial, équateur, equador

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1. Mark Twain:

   There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate when he can't afford it, and when he can. - from Following the Equator

2. Pascal Lee:

   The Apollo landing sites were all near the Moon’s equator, such that the Earth was almost directly overhead for the astronauts, but from the Philolaus skylights, Earth would loom just over the crater’s mountainous rim, near the horizon to the southeast.

3. Kristen Miller:

   No primate relative has ever been found at such extreme latitudes, they’re more usually found around the equator in tropical regions. I was able to do a phylogenetic analysis, which helped me understand how the fossils from Ellesmere Island are related to species found in midlatitudes of North America.

4. Peter Fleming:

   With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

5. Matthew England:

   Shut it down completely and you get this reduction of rainfall in one band south of the equator and an increase in the band to the north. So we could see impacts on rainfall in the tropics.