equa·tor
n 1 : a circle or circular band dividing the surface of a body into two usu. equal and symmetrical parts esp. at the place of greatest width <the of the lens of the eye> 2 : EQUATORIAL PLANE <the chromosomes become aligned along the of the cell -R. P. Levine> .
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