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Torrid Zone collapse: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate

vernal equinox collapse: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces; March 21

equinox collapse: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

equator collapse: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"; a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

ecliptic collapse: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

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

zodiac collapse: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs; a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

longitude collapse: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

climate collapse: the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time; "the dank climate of southern Wales"; "plants from a cold clime travel best in winter"; the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

perigee collapse: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

meridian collapse: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"; a town in eastern Mississippi; of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"

lamp collapse: an artificial source of visible illumination; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

apogee collapse: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

limelight collapse: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting; a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

hyperbola collapse: an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone

parabola collapse: a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

gelatin collapse: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects; an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods; a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

ellipse collapse: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"

latitude collapse: scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction; the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself; an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator; freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"

footage collapse: film that has been shot; "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage"; a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done

circle collapse: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"; a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"; ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"; something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"; travel around something; "circle the globe"; move in circles

catenary collapse: the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

locus collapse: the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"; the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

stead collapse: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

whereabouts collapse: the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"

retaining wall collapse: a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)

spark collapse: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction; Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918); a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"; emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"

orbit collapse: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"; the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

altitude collapse: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"; the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)

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