Sinhala Dictionary definitions for equator
equator 🔊 /ɪkwejˈtɚ/
equator : සමක
equator : නිරක්ෂය
equator : සමකය
equator : නිරක්ෂ රේඛාව
equator definition
Noun.
- The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.
- The great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.