equatorial

equatoriale

Situato sull’equatore o vicino a esso, oppure relativo a questa linea immaginaria che circonda la Terra a metà.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Contrari: polar

Espressioni comuni: equatorial regions, an equatorial climate, equatorial rainforests

equatoriale

Relativo alla linea che circonda a metà un oggetto di forma quasi sferica.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Contrari: polar

Espressioni comuni: an equatorial plane, the equatorial diameter, an equatorial band

equatoriale

Che descrive un legame chimico orientato approssimativamente lungo il piano di un anello di atomi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Contrari: axial

Espressioni comuni: an equatorial bond, an equatorial position, an equatorial substituent

telescopio equatoriale

Telescopio montato su due assi, uno parallelo all’asse terrestre, che permette di seguire facilmente le stelle.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: equatorial telescope

Espressioni comuni: a large equatorial, a mounted equatorial, the observatory's equatorial