equatorial

赤道の、赤道付近の

地球の中央を一周する想像上の線である赤道上やその付近にある、または赤道に関係する。

やさしい英語で： At or near the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, or connected with that line.

• The plant grows in equatorial regions.
• Equatorial climates are generally warm throughout the year.
• They studied rainfall in the equatorial forests of Africa.

反対語： polar

よく使う表現： equatorial regions, an equatorial climate, equatorial rainforests

赤道面の、赤道部の

ほぼ球形の物体の中央を一周する線に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with the line around the middle of a roughly ball-shaped object.

• The sphere has a red equatorial band.
• Rotation creates an equatorial bulge in the model.
• The researchers measured the cell's equatorial diameter.

反対語： polar

よく使う表現： an equatorial plane, the equatorial diameter, an equatorial band

エクアトリアルの

原子の環の平面にほぼ沿う向きに伸びる化学結合を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing a chemical bond that points roughly along the plane of a ring of atoms.

• The diagram shows an equatorial bond.
• The larger group prefers an equatorial position on the ring.
• Ring flipping changes axial bonds into equatorial bonds.

反対語： axial

よく使う表現： an equatorial bond, an equatorial position, an equatorial substituent

赤道儀式望遠鏡

一方が地球の自転軸と平行な二軸で支えられ、星を追いやすい望遠鏡。

やさしい英語で： A telescope mounted on two axes, one aligned with Earth's rotation, so it can follow stars easily.

• The observatory housed a large equatorial.
• The astronomer adjusted the equatorial to follow the star.
• Two old equatorials remain in the museum's collection.

類義語： equatorial telescope

よく使う表現： a large equatorial, a mounted equatorial, the observatory's equatorial