equatorially
Along Earth's waistline
In a manner relating to or along an equator—especially Earth's equator or the celestial equator.
The term appears in scientific contexts describing position or orientation: The telescope was mounted equatorially to track stars as they move across the sky.
In chemistry, equatorially describes bonds positioned around the "waist" of certain molecular structures.
Of hot, humid regions
- humidContaining much moisture
- hotHaving much warmth
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
muggy · steamy · rainforest · monsoon · wet · warm · year-round · consistent
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- coordinateArrange for unified action
tropics · circumference · girdle · parallel · navigation · cartography · geodesy · projection
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- humidContaining much moisture
- hotHaving much warmth
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
sultry · muggy · steamy · rainforest · monsoon · wet · warm · year-round · consistent · unchanging
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- meridianPole-to-pole great circle
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
coordinate · tropics · circumference · girdle · parallel · navigation · cartography · geodesy · projection · globe
mounted
Fixed in position
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- celestialOf the sky above
stars · rotation · sky · polar · alignment · observatory · astrophotography · drive · motor · declination
midline
Central dividing axis
halving · balanced · mirrored · median · equidistant · split · axis · bilateral · perpendicular · plane
- Equatorial GuineaCentral African island nation
- equatorial regionsLands near Earth's midline
- equatorial rainforestDense forest at zero latitude