About The Word Equinox
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Equinox
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What's The Definition Of Equinox?
[n] (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
[n] either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length Synonyms | Synonyms for Equinox: equinoctial point Related Terms | Find terms related to Equinox: aphelion | apogee | astronomical longitude | autumnal equinox | celestial equator | celestial longitude | celestial meridian | circle | colures | ecliptic | equator | equinoctial | equinoctial circle | equinoctial colure | galactic longitude | geocentric longitude | geodetic longitude | great circle | heliocentric longitude | longitude | meridian | orbit | perigee | perihelion | period | small circle | solstice | solstitial colure | summer solstice | trajectory | vernal equinox | winter solstice | zodiac | zone See Also | autumnal equinox | autumnal equinox | celestial point | cosmic time | fall equinox | March equinox | September equinox | spring equinox | vernal equinox | vernal equinox Equinox In Webster's Dictionary \E"qui*nox\, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L.
aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F.
['e]quinoxe. See {Equal}, and {Night}.]
1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial
points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See
{Autumnal equinox}, {Vernal equinox}, under {Autumnal} and
{Vernal}.
When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind
of the equinox. --Longfellow.
2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] --Dryden.
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