Except at the pole and the equator, a plumb line does not point toward the earth's center . 除在地球的两极和赤道之外，铅锤线并不指向地球中心。
A person who lives at the equator is in accelerated motion due to the earth's rotation . 一个居住在赤道的人由于地球自转的缘故是作着加速运动的。
Doctor krapf proposes to push west by the djole, a river situated below the equator . 克拉伯夫博士打算顺着乔勃河往西走，乔勃河是赤道附近的一条河。
A westward moving airstream will, therefore, move equatorwards as it passes over the barrier . 因此，向西流动的气流在通过壁垒时，将向赤道方向运动。
If the axis of the cone(cylinder or plane)lies in the plane of the equator the aspect is transverse . 如圆锥（圆柱或平面）轴位于赤道平面内，则成为横轴。
Here we distinguish azimuthal and equatorial mountings as well as fixed and transportable instruments . 比如说有地平式和赤道式装置，有固定式和移动式的等等。
The centrifugal force caused by the earth's rotation decreases from a maximum at the equator to zero at the poles . 地球自转产生的离心力从赤道的最大值降低到极地的零值。
It shows how high surface albedo extends equatorwards in two opposing bulges into asia and north america . 它表明高的地表反照率如何在亚洲和北美两个相对的部位向着赤道扩展。
It lies on the map like the top half of a broken cane, parallel with the equator but a long, long way north . 它在地图上就象一根破烂手杖的上半节，和南面平行的赤道遥遥相望。
The celestial equivalent is measured in degrees north or south from the celestial equator and is called the declination of the body . 天球纬度是从天赤道向南或向北以度数来表示，叫做天体的偏角。
