how to pronounce equatorial

/ˌiːkwəˈtɔːɹiːəl/

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equatorial is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of equatorial in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… call the equatorial positions the …”

meanings of equatorial

adjective:

Perpendicular to the plane of a ring.
Of, near, or relating to the equator.

noun:

A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.

equatorial frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word equatorial occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics equatorial can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that equatorial can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;