equant
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English
Noun
equant (plural equants)
- (historical, astronomy) The center of uniform motion of a planetary deferent.
Adjective
equant (comparative more equant, superlative most equant)
- Having comparable measurements in all directions; equidimensional.
- 1982, Geological Survey Professional Paper, number 1173, page 374:
- If all crystallization centers are evenly spaced, the resulting microcrystals will form equant, polyhedral blocks of subuniform size such as those observed with the electron microscope.