The time of year when the days and nights are of equal length; the equinox.
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| 释义 | the world > time > period > cycle of time > cycle of the year > [noun] > equinox (11) evenlengtha1325 The time of year when the days and nights are of equal length; the equinox. equinoctiumc1400 Equinox; (the original form in which the word was adopted). equinoctial?a1475 = equinox, n. Obsolete. equinoction1483 = equinox, n. 1. vernal equinox (or equinoctial)1534 Coming, appearing, happening, occurring, etc., in spring. vernal equinox (or †equinoctial): see equinox, n. 1 2. level1548 The equinox. Obsolete (? nonce-use). equinox1588 One of the two periods in the year when the days and nights are equal in length all over the earth, owing to the sun's crossing the equator. Hence… autumnal equinox1594 Originally: the time (in the northern hemisphere) when the sun crosses the celestial equator in a southerly direction; the day (usually 22 or 23… autumn equinox1594 the equinox in autumn; = autumnal equinox, n. equinoctian1627 = equinox, n. 1. fall equinox1844 = autumnal equinox, n. |
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