equatorial doldrums

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  • Doldrums

    ·noun ·pl A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling win...

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  • doldrums

    Those parts of the sea where calms are known to prevail. They exist between and on the polar sides o...

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  • Equatorial

    ·adj Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial ins...

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  • equatorial current

    The set, chiefly westerly, so frequently met with near the equator, especially in the Atlantic Ocean...

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    An instrument of large radius for finding the difference in the right ascension and declination of t...

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  • equatorial telescope

    A glass so mounted that it enables the observer to follow the stars as they move equatorially. ...

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