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Equinox

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equinoctial pointnoun	(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic

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equinoctial pointnoun	(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
autumnal	Of or relating to autumn.
vernalnoun	A city, the county seat of Uintah County, Utah, United States.
equinoxenoun	Misspelling of equinox. [One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.]
march equinox	The March equinox or northward equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth.
autumnal equinoxnoun	(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.
september equinox	The (or southward equinox) the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward.
vernal equinoxnoun	(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere (March equinox) and September in the southern hemisphere (September equinox).
southward equinoxnoun	The September equinox: the moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator while heading southward, occurring on September 22–23. That would be autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and vernal equinox in the southern hemisphere.
northward equinoxnoun	March equinox, when the sun crosses the equator while heading northward.
fall equinoxnoun	autumnal equinox
spring equinoxnoun	(astronomy) vernal equinox
autumn equinoxnoun	autumnal equinox
equinoctial colurenoun	(astronomy) A meridian on the celestial sphere where the sun crosses it on equinoxes.
equinoxial	(obsolete) Alternative form of equinoctial: of or related to the equinox. [(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.]
solsticenoun	One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
equinoctinalnoun	Synonym of equinoctial.
springnoun	(countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
equinoctialnoun	The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
vernal pointnoun	The point on the ecliptic where the sun crosses from the southern celestial hemisphere to the northern, which occurs at the (northern) vernal equinox; less commonly, either this point or the opposite point of crossing from north to south.