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Equatorial vs Flaming - What's the difference?

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Equatorial is a related term of flaming.


As adjectives the difference between equatorial and flaming

is that equatorial is equatorial while flaming is on fire with visible flames.

As a verb flaming is

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As a noun flaming is

sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

equatorial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, near, or relating to the equator
    • That plant is best suited to equatorial climates.

    Derived terms

    * Equatorial Guinea

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.

    • flaming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • On fire with visible flames.
    • The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  • (colloquial) Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
    • To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  • (British, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
    • I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * flame war * flame bait

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame
  • (internet slang) vitriolic criticism
    • You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
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