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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Equator'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/equator.html. 1828.
 
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