Equatorial
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''Equatorial'' has different meanings:
* In [[geography]] it relates to the [[equator]] of the Earth.
* In geometry, it refers to the ring-shaped outer boundary of the cross-section of a round three dimensional shape or object, perpendicular to its long or major axis, at the object's midpoint or point of greatest radius (as in the equator of the Earth).
* In [[chemistry]] it relates to an [[Cyclohexane conformation|equatorial bond]] or the plane of a molecule, the opposite of [[Cyclohexane conformation|axial]].
* [[Equatorial Guinea]], a country in Central Africa
* In [[astronomy]], [[equatorial coordinates]] are using a coordinate system based on the [[equator|equatorial]] plane of the [[Earth]]
* Meaning the center of someone or something.
* Also in astronomy, may refer to a particular [[telescope mount]] called an [[equatorial mount]]
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