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equator in Malay

khatulistiwa

/ɪˈkweɪ.tə//ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/

equator in Malay: khatulistiwa. In English, equator means an imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.

Malay words for equator

circle around the earth
khatulistiwa

English meaning of equator

  1. noun An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
  2. noun A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on another reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
  3. noun The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
  4. noun The celestial equator.

Full definition of equator

equator in a sentence

  • Slice the onion through the equator.

equator in other languages

Questions about equator in Malay

What is the meaning of equator in Malay?
Equator in Malay is khatulistiwa.
Apakah maksud equator dalam bahasa Melayu?
Equator: khatulistiwa.
What does equator mean in English?
Equator means an imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: equator (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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