equatorial

Examples

• All

• PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): middle: The so-called "Gran Equatorial" telescope was constructed in Dublin at the Grubb factory.

  Academic text (1994)

• Many catalogs and atlases provide star coordinates that are based on reference frames that differ from the classical equatorial, but when this happens, catalogers cannot indicate them.

  Academic text (2015)

• This could become a serious problem when cataloging because astronomers typically use several systems of coordinates, plus the equatorial.

  Academic text (2015)

• The SPLA has augmented its military capacity and has also established the Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Agency; it is the major player in the three southern provinces of Upper Nile, Bahr El Ghazal, and Equatorial.

  Academic text (1991)

• The design of the equatorial mount simplifies celestial navigation by aligning the telescope with Earth's axis.

• Using an equatorial telescope makes it easier to follow stars throughout the night as the Earth rotates.

Synonyms

A

astronomical telescope

vsequatorial

• Specialized

1 5.7

An instrument for looking at distant stars, planets, and galaxies

is a specific mount with two perpendicular axes that tracks objects as Earth turns

Compounds

E

Equatorial Guinean franc

• Archaic

9.9

Money used in Equatorial Guinea before 1985

E

equatorial current

• Specialized

6.6

A current that flows west along the equator because of steady winds

N

North Equatorial Current

• Specialized

6.2

A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator

R

Republic of Equatorial Guinea

7.2

A country in west central Africa with a mainland region and nearby islands in the Gulf of Guinea

S

South Equatorial Current

• Specialized

6.1

An ocean flow that moves westward just south of the equator

Surface Forms

Etymology