equatorial

/ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/

equatorial adjective: of, near, or relating to the equator.

Adjective

equatorial (comparative more equatorial, superlative most equatorial)

Of, near, or relating to the equator.
- That plant is best suited to equatorial climates.
- In equatorial Ecuador, days and nights are almost the same length, and the sun goes down early.1990 August, Boyd Gibbons, “Missouri's Garden of Consequence”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 130
Relating to the midline of any approximately spherical object.
of a bond, lying approximately in the plane of a ring, perpendicular to its axis

Noun

equatorial (plural equatorials)

A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.

equatorial meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

equatorial in Hindi

of, near, or relating to the equator: भूमध्यीय bhūmadhyīya

equatorial in Tamil

மத்தியகோட்டிற்குரிய, மத்தியகோட்டுத்தொலைகாட்டி, சரி ஒப்புநிலை

equatorial in Marathi

विषुववृत्तीय

equatorial in Urdu

خط استوائی

More languagesFewer languages

equatorial in Bengali: নিরক্ষীয়
equatorial in Telugu: భూమధ్యరేఖాకార
equatorial in Malayalam: ഭൂമദ്ധ്യരേഖാപരമായ, ഭൂമദ്ധ്യരേഖയെ സംബന്ധിച്ച
equatorial in Gujarati: વિષુવવૃત્તીય
equatorial in Odia: ନିରକ୍ଷୀଯ଼
equatorial in Nepali: भूमध्यरेखीय, विषुववृत्तीय, भूमध्यरेखात्मक
equatorial in Arabic: اِسْتِوَائِيّ istiwāʔiyy
equatorial in Persian: استوایی ostovâyi

Examples of equatorial in a sentence

The term tropical myeloneuropathies refers to several syndromes encountered in equatorial countries around the world.
In equatorial Ecuador, days and nights are almost the same length, and the sun goes down early.
The dark negroid Pygmies (Negrittos) are found in the Belgian Congo and in the equatorial area.

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Forms of equatorial

Adjective
comparative	more equatorial
superlative	most equatorial
Noun
plural	equatorials

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Questions about equatorial

What does equatorial mean?: Equatorial means of, near, or relating to the equator.
What is equatorial in Hindi?: Equatorial in Hindi is भूमध्यीय (bhūmadhyīya). See Equatorial meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is equatorial?: Equatorial can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce equatorial?: Equatorial is pronounced /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/.

Words near equatorial in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: equatorial (page history and authors); equatorial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equatorial (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); equatorial (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equatorial (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); equatorial (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); equatorial (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equatorial (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); equatorial (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); equatorial (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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