noun
- plural of equator; imaginary lines around the middle of celestial bodies, dividing them into northern and southern hemispheres
Examples
- The equators of planets divide them into two equal halves.
- Scientists study the equators of various celestial bodies.
- Mars and Jupiter both have equators like Earth does.
- The equators of gas giants are often marked by distinctive cloud bands.
- Astronomers measure distances from the equators of moons and planets.
- The equators of rotating bodies experience the fastest surface speeds.