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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

赤道 [chìdào]
  1. 1. noun the equator

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

赤道 [chìdào]
  1. 1. the equator
  2. 2. [Astronomy] the celestial equator

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

赤道 [chìdào]
  1. 1. 环绕地球表面,与南、北极距离相等的假想的圆周线,是地球上划分纬度的基线。赤道的纬度是0°,赤道以北的纬度叫北纬,以南的纬度叫南纬。

Examples

土星周围沿赤道面有三个光环。
Saturn is encircled by a system of three rings lying in the plane of its equator.
赤道、本初子午线是地球重要的经纬线。
The equator and meridian are important quadrants of our earth.
The equatorial diameter exceeds the polar diameter by 26 miles.
赤道直径超过极地直径26英里。
Kenya is a country which has the equator running through it.
肯尼亚横跨赤道
The equator divides the Earth into two equal parts.
赤道把地球分成相等的两部分。
The equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres.
赤道是南北半球的分界线。

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