Definition of "equatorial" []

• Of, relating to, or resembling the earth's equator. (adjective)
• Relating to conditions that exist at the earth's equator: equatorial heat. (adjective)
• Having or constituting a support with two perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's rotational axis. (adjective)
• An equatorial telescope. (noun)

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• "German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts in behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”"
• "Because humans originated in equatorial areas with year-round sunshine, babies in the distant past wouldn't have needed to get vitamin D from breast milk, he says."
• "It might surprise some readers to learn that a scientist pursuing an explanation of the Northern Lights spent years conducting research in equatorial"