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Meaning
Adj
●
of,
near
, or
relating
to the equator
●
In Organic chemistry:
perpendicular to the
plane
of a ring
Noun
●
In Astronomy:
A
kind of
telescope
mounted
so as to
have two
axes
of
motion
at right angles to
each other
, one of them
parallel
to the
axis
of the Earth, and each
carrying
a
graduated
circle
, one for
measuring
declination
, and the other
right ascension
, or the
hour
angle
, so that the
telescope
may be
directed
, even in the
daytime
, to any
star
or other
object
whose
right ascension
and
declination
are known.
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