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equator

noun

Definition of equator

as in diameter

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Recent Examples of equator The dramatic new view, released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on May 13, spotlights Shalbatana Vallis, a sprawling Martian channel system near the planet's equator that stretches roughly 800 miles (1,300 kilometers, or about the length of Italy. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2026 But the area is significantly more challenging to navigate than those near the moon’s equator, where the Apollo astronauts touched down. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026 At some point during that time, the capsule will carry them farther from the Earth than any human being has traveled — roughly 253,000 miles away, the equivalent of 10 trips around Earth at its equator. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 While Apollo astronauts flew behind the moon near its equator, those missions were timed to ensure daylight at the landing sites facing Earth and the far side was in darkness. — William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equator

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However, the value for the sun’s diameter appears to be wrong, leaving eclipse maps — projections of the moon’s shadow — slightly askew.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Metropolitan District Commission is seeking to install a new 30-inch diameter water transmission main through Windsor, Hartford, South Windsor and East Hartford and beneath both the Connecticut River and Podunk River.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

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The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Delivery will be available within a roughly 7-mile radius of the facility including parts of Redan, Lilburn, Snellville, Tucker and Lithonia.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of radius

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China remains deeply cautious about using its military beyond its immediate periphery, and Russia’s footprint in the Middle East has only shrunk since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
This channel, this protein, seems to be very specific to pain neurons in the periphery.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of periphery

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The department shared photos and images showing the big cat on a sidewalk under the shade of a tree while deputies set up a perimeter.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
After choosing your traps from a local home improvement store, place them around your yard’s perimeter, especially near the nests.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026

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