equant

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equant (plural equants)

  1. (historical, astronomy) The center of uniform motion of a planetary deferent.

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equant (comparative more equant, superlative most equant)

  1. 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.

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