"equatorial plane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: equatorial planes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} equatorial plane (plural equatorial planes)
  1. (astronomy) The plane that passes through the Earth's equator, or by extension the equators of other celestial bodies. Wikipedia link: Celestial equator Categories (topical): Astronomy Coordinate_terms: ecliptic plane, Laplace plane
    Sense id: en-equatorial_plane-en-noun-WxbhSgbI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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