equatorial mounting

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• equatorial mount — (also equatorial mounting) noun Astronomy a telescope mounting with one axis aligned to the celestial pole, which allows the movement of celestial objects to be followed by motion about this axis alone. Compare with altazimuth (in sense 1) …   English new terms dictionary

• equatorial — equatorially, adv. /ee kweuh tawr ee euhl, tohr , ek weuh /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or near an equator, esp. the equator of the earth. 2. of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth s equator: equatorial temperatures. n. 3. a telescope… …   Universalium

• equatorial — e•qua•to•ri•al [[t]ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˈtoʊr , ˌɛk wə [/t]] adj. 1) geo of, pertaining to, or near an equator, esp. the equator of the earth 2) geo of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth s equator: equatorial temperatures[/ex] 3) opt a… …   From formal English to slang

• equatorial — /ɛkwəˈtɔriəl/ (say ekwuh tawreeuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth. 2. of or like the regions at the earth s equator: equatorial vegetation. –noun 3. a telescope mounting having two axes of… …  

• telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …   Universalium

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