Equant
Pronunciation : E"quant
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf. F. ?quant. See Equate.] (Ptolemaic Astron.)
Definition : Defn: A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913