Definition
Of or relating to the equator or the region near it; tropical and warm.
Etymology
From 'equator' (the imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres) plus '-eal.' Related to 'equatorial' but a rarer variant.
Kelly Says
This rare variant 'equatoreal' competes with the standard 'equatorial'—a case where the simpler form won out, leaving 'equatoreal' as a linguistic fossil.
Translations
ARالعربية
استوائي
ist-wa-ee
CACatalà
equatorial
eh-koo-ah-tor-ee-al
CSČeština
rovníkový
roh-vee-nee-vee
DADansk
ekvator
ek-va-tor
DEDeutsch
äquatorial
ay-kwat-o-ree-al
ELΕλληνικά
ισομερής
ee-soh-mee-res
ESEspañol
ecuatorial
eh-koo-ah-tor-ee-al
FAفارسی
استوائی
es-ta-va-ee
FISuomi
ekvaattori
ek-va-at-tori
FRFrançais
équatorial
ek-wate-ree-al
HIहिन्दी
समीकरणीय
sa-mee-kra-nee-ee-ah
HUMagyar
egyenlítői
e-gen-lee-too-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekuator
eh-koo-ah-tor
ITItaliano
equatoriale
eh-koo-ah-tor-ee-ale
KO한국어
이구atorial
i-gu-o-ree-al
MRMR
समीकरणीय
sa-mee-kra-nee-ee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
ekuator
eh-koo-ah-tor
NLNederlands
equatoriaal
eh-koo-ah-tor-ee-al
NONorsk
ekvator
ek-va-tor
PLPolski
równikowy
rov-ni-ko-vee
PTPortuguês
equatorial
eh-koo-ah-tor-ee-al
RORomână
ecuatorial
eh-koo-ah-tor-ee-al
RUРусский
экваториальный
ekvatorial'nyy
SVSvenska
ekvator
eh-kvah-tor
SWKiswahili
ekvator
ek-va-tor
TAதமிழ்
சமத்துவம்
sa-mat-thuvam
THไทย
เส้นศูนย์สูตร
sen-sot-soot-soot
TRTürkçe
ekvator
ek-va-tor
UKУкраїнська
екваторіальний
ekvatorial'nyy
VITiếng Việt
xích đạo
zikh-dao