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Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed. Bp. Gauden.

or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also eccentric equator.

To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances. Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both to…

A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium. Again the golden day resumed its right, And ruled in just equation with the night. Rowe.

The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.

Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.

So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.

A written official recognition of a consul or commercial agent, issued by the government to which he is accredited, and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to which he is assigned.

A quaking or trembling of the flesh; a quiver. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Having four sides and four equal angles. Sir W. Raleigh.

A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale.

The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order. The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence. Collier.

Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear. In many an hour of danger and heartquake. Hawthorne.

A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note.

The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold.

The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.

Want of acquaintance. Good.

The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness. The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dr. T. Dwight.

Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Dryden. -- In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv. -- In*ad"e*quate*ness, n.

Want of exact correspondence. [Obs.] Puller.