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Meaning of ecuador

ecuador: It is the parallel of 0 degrees, which divides the globe into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Imaginary line dividing the tropical or intertropical zone between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Name of South American country whose capital is Quito. An imaginary line that divides a galaxy, a magnetic field or the celestial sphere in two. Figuratively, center, core, navel.; 1º_ Maximum parallel of the planet, separates the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere. 2º_ Ecuador is the name of a South American country on the Pacific coast. From the Latin aequare ("to equalize"), because through its territory passes the line that divides the world into two equal parts (or more or less). See Quito .; Country where the Equator passes or ecuador from there comes its name, is beautiful but small

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