Equator vs. Tropics

Difference Between Equator and Tropics
Equatornoun
An imaginary great circle around the Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
Tropicsnoun
(geography) The region of the Earth, centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
Equatornoun
(astronomy) A similar great circle on any sphere, especially on a celestial body, or on other reasonably symmetrical three-dimensional body.
Tropicsnoun
the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
Equatornoun
The midline of any generally spherical object, such as a fruit or vegetable, that has identifiable poles.
Slice the onion through the equator.Equatornoun
The celestial equator.
Equatornoun
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles;
the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheresEquatornoun
a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts