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Meanings of celestial equator in English
Portuguese
equador celeste Catalan
línia equinoccial The great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles.
Synonyms
Examples for "equinoctial"
Examples for "equinoctial"
1
I had forgot about the equinoctial gales, and this caught me unawares.
2
Very long and very severe were the equinoctial gales that year.
3
The heavens and the earth,-everythingin the equinoctial regions, presents an exotic character.
4
The equinoctial storm seemed to have blown itself out by the next morning.
5
Everywhere, even in our Order, survive the equinoctial and solstitial feasts.
1
The two first stars named are exactly on what is called the equinoctial line.
2
The equinoctial line passes through the centre of it.
3
In the year thirty-six, Cortes sent Grijalva and Alvarado with two ships below the equinoctial line.
4
We proceeded in a south-east direction, crossing the trade winds on our way to the equinoctial line.
5
We lay off and on from that time till the 6th June, when we crossed the equinoctial line.
Usage of celestial equator in English
1
Ophiuchus is said to be a large constellation that straddles the celestial equator.
2
Referring to the time when the sun passes the celestial equator.
3
The fourth planet from the sun, it is currently sitting just north of the celestial equator.
4
We may remark that the main part of the zodiacal light shifts to the south side of the celestial equator as we cross the line.
5
This is called the Celestial Equator.