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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

equator

noun

Definition

the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth

In a sentence

Countries near the equator have warm climates.

Why this word matters: equator appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.