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EARTHS EQUATOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Astronomy
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equator
1, record 1, English, equator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Equator 2, record 1, English, Equator
correct
- terrestrial equator 3, record 1, English, terrestrial%20equator
correct
- earth's equator 2, record 1, English, earth%27s%20equator
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The great circle on the Earth's surface that is everywhere equally distant from the two poles and whose plane is perpendicular to the Earth's axis of rotation, that divides the Earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres, and that is the line from which latitudes are reckoned, its own latitude being everywhere zero degrees. 2, record 1, English, - equator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is the largest of the parallels of latitude, having a length on the Earth's surface of 40,075.76 km ... 2, record 1, English, - equator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Astronomie
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équateur
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équateur terrestre 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quateur%20terrestre
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand cercle d'une sphère dont le plan est perpendiculaire à la ligne des pôles. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planetas
- Astronomía
- Geografía matemática
- Cartografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ecuador
1, record 1, Spanish, ecuador
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ecuador terrestre 1, record 1, Spanish, ecuador%20terrestre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Círculo máximo de la esfera celeste [...]. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ecuador
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En razón del achatamiento del globo terrestre, el ecuador es el mayor de todos los círculos máximos del planeta. El ecuador terrestre sirve de fundamento para definir las coordenadas geográficas: la latitud y la longitud. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ecuador
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