equant Meaning, Definition & Usage

E"quant noun
Etymology
L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf. F. équant. See Equate.
Definitions
  1. (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.

Webster 1913