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    EQUINOCTIAL LINE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial polesplay

    Synonyms:

    celestial equator; equinoctial; equinoctial circle; equinoctial line

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("equinoctial line" is a kind of...):

    great circle (a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center)

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