equant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of equant
< Latin aequant-, stem of aequāns, present participle of aequāre; see equate
Example Sentences
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In addition, he introduced uniform circular motion around yet another axis, called the equant point.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
This system is not centered exactly on Earth but on an offset point called the equant.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
The equant was a device for speeding up and slowing down the movement of a body in the heavens by measuring its movement not from the centre of a circle but from another point.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Earth was still regarded as the central object in the Universe, but everything else revolved around the equant points, not around the Earth itself.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Still, they were fascinated by the simplicity of his techniques for calculation, and thrilled at the idea that it might be possible to junk the equant.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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