"celestial equator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: celestial equators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} celestial equator (plural celestial equators)
  1. (astronomy) A great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of earth's Equator. Wikipedia link: celestial equator Categories (topical): Astronomy, Circle, Curves, Shapes Translations (great circle): небесен екватор (nebesen ekvator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 天球赤道 (tiānqiú chìdào) (Chinese Mandarin), nebeský rovník [masculine] (Czech), ĉielekvatoro (Esperanto), taivaanekvaattori (Finnish), équateur céleste [masculine] (French), Himmelsäquator [masculine] (German), ουράνιος ισημερινός (ouránios isimerinós) [masculine] (Greek), meánchiorcal neamhaí [masculine] (Irish), 天の赤道 (ten no sekidō) (Japanese), równik niebieski [masculine] (Polish), ecuator ceresc [neuter] (Romanian), небе́сный эква́тор (nebésnyj ekvátor) [masculine] (Russian), himmelsekvator [common-gender] (Swedish), небе́сний еква́тор (nebésnyj ekvátor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-celestial_equator-en-noun-MDIQRk-m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Sphere Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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