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nouna telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it
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adjectiveof or existing at or near the geographic equator
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Definition that contains equatorial
- jungle an impenetrable equatorial forest
- ra (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
- chimp intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
- chimpanzee intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
- oblate having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
- centimo a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
- bioko an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
- malabo the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
- watermelon-shaped having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
- psittacus erithacus commonly domesticated grey parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa