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What's The Definition Of Equant?Synonyms | Synonyms for Equant: Related Terms | Find terms related to Equant: See Also | Equant In Webster's Dictionary \E"quant\, n. [L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf.
F. ['e]quant. See {Equate}.] (Ptolemaic Astron.)
A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of
ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also
{eccentric equator}.
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