To pronounce "equatorial", say EQ-uat-or-ial — 4 syllables, IPA /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/
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"equatorial" has 4 syllables: eq-uat-or-ial. It rhymes with arboreal and pictorial, if that helps it stick.
noun
adjective
“That plant is best suited to equatorial climates.”
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"Equatorial" has 4 syllables: eq · uat · or · ial.
The IPA transcription of "equatorial" is /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/.
Equatorial: A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
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