Ē'quant, n.
n. [Fr. équant, It. equante, from Lat. æquare, to make level or equal, from æquus, level, equal.] (Ptolemaic Astron.) An imaginary circle, used for regulating and adjusting certain motions of the planets. Brande.
n. [Fr. équant, It. equante, from Lat. æquare, to make level or equal, from æquus, level, equal.] (Ptolemaic Astron.) An imaginary circle, used for regulating and adjusting certain motions of the planets. Brande.