equinoxn.

Brit.

/ˈɛkwᵻnɒks/,

/ˈiːkwᵻnɒks/, U.S.

/ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/,

/ˈikwəˌnɑks/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s equinoxe, 1500s æquinoxe, 1600s–1700s æquinox.

Etymology: < (directly or through Old French equinoxe ) Latin aequinoctium (in the Middle Ages spelt equinoxium ) equality between day and night, < aequi- (see equi- comb. form) + noct- stem of nox night. The late Latin aequinox adjective ( < as aequinoctium) used also as noun in the sense ‘equinoctial point or sign’, though not the source of the word as now used, seems to occur in the quot. from Chaucer under 2.

a. 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, the precise moment at which the sun crosses the equator.The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > cycle of time > cycle of the year > [noun] > equinox

evenlengtha1325

equinoctiumc1400

equinoctial?a1475

equinoction1483

vernal equinox (or equinoctial)1534

level1548

equinox1588

autumnal equinox1594

autumn equinox1594

equinoctian1627

fall equinox1844

1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. H j To tak away y^e ten dayes quhairby y^e æquinoxe of springe tyme had passeit y^e dew tyme.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 149 It is eight dayes more from the Vernal to the Autumnal Aequinox, then it is from the Autumnal to the Vernal again.

1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. viii. 25 The Months of March and September, the two Æquinoxes of Our year, are the most windy and tempestuous.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. ii. §11. 246 That he might..bring the Equinox to its former place, ten days were suppressed in the Month of October, in the Year 1582.

1789 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) III. 88 I should put off my departure till after the equinox.

1838 R. W. Emerson Milton in Wks. (1906) III. 296 He believed his poetic vein only flowed from the autumnal to the vernal equinox.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Will Waterproof's Monologue in Poems (new ed.) II. 194 Live long, nor feel in head or chest Our changeful equinoxes.

1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) xiii. 105 At the time of the equinoxes..the sun's declination is zero.

attributive.1643 J. Lightfoot Handfull Gleanings Exod. 20 That began..from the Equinox day.

b. The condition of having the days and nights of equal length. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > [noun] > condition of having days and nights of equal length

equinoxa1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 116 Doe but see his vice, Tis to his vertue, a iust equinox, The one as long as th'other.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth i. 54 There must be a perpetual Equinox, or equality of Day and Night, through the whole Planet.

1698 J. Keill Exam. Theory Earth (1734) 229 Then the Earth had a perpetual Equinox and unity of Seasons.

2. One of the two points at which the sun's path crosses the Equator, described technically as the first points in Aries and Libra. Formerly also used loosely for the region of the ecliptic adjacent to these points. precession of the equinoxes (see precession n.²).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > ecliptic > cardinal points > equinoctial point

equinoxc1400

equinoctial?a1475

principal point1591

spring point1599

spring equinox1601

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §17. 9 Ther-fore ben thise two signes [sc. Aries & Libra] called the equinoxiis [1560 equinoctes].

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xvi. f. 149 The beginning of Aries, which is called the vernal Equinoxe.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. v. 105 If..in any oblique Horizon, there should be an æquinoxe, it could no wise be in the middle time betwixt the two Solstices.

1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §17. 418 The true and imaginary Sun will be equally distant from both Equinoxes.

†3. = equinoctial line at equinoctial adj. 1 or equator n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > geodetic references > [noun] > latitude > equator

burning line1484

burnt line1555

equinox1579

equinoctial1584

line1588

equatora1613

the girdle of the world1626

palaeoequator1960

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vi. 329 The Iles of Cape Verde..are distant xiiij. degrees from the Equinox.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 90 To the North of the Equinox..in these Seas, I never saw any [Seals].

1728 M. Earbery tr. T. Burnet Of State of Dead II. ix. 45 The true Fertility that brings Corn to a masculine Perfection, is in Countries far from the Equinox.

†4. An equinoctial gale. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > strong or violent wind > at equinox

equinox1687

equinoctial1748

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 101 The wind, 'tis true, Was somewhat high, but that was nothing new, Nor more than usual Equinoxes blew.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	equinox
释义	equinoxn. Brit. /ˈɛkwᵻnɒks/, /ˈiːkwᵻnɒks/, U.S. /ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/, /ˈikwəˌnɑks/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s equinoxe, 1500s æquinoxe, 1600s–1700s æquinox. Etymology: < (directly or through Old French equinoxe ) Latin aequinoctium (in the Middle Ages spelt equinoxium ) equality between day and night, < aequi- (see equi- comb. form) + noct- stem of nox night. The late Latin aequinox adjective ( < as aequinoctium) used also as noun in the sense ‘equinoctial point or sign’, though not the source of the word as now used, seems to occur in the quot. from Chaucer under 2. 1. a. 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, the precise moment at which the sun crosses the equator.The vernal or spring equinox is at present on the 20 March, and the autumnal on the 22 or 23 September. Just before the reformation of the calendar they were 11 days earlier. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > cycle of time > cycle of the year > [noun] > equinox evenlengtha1325 equinoctiumc1400 equinoctial?a1475 equinoction1483 vernal equinox (or equinoctial)1534 level1548 equinox1588 autumnal equinox1594 autumn equinox1594 equinoctian1627 fall equinox1844 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. H j To tak away y^e ten dayes quhairby y^e æquinoxe of springe tyme had passeit y^e dew tyme. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 149 It is eight dayes more from the Vernal to the Autumnal Aequinox, then it is from the Autumnal to the Vernal again. 1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. viii. 25 The Months of March and September, the two Æquinoxes of Our year, are the most windy and tempestuous. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. ii. §11. 246 That he might..bring the Equinox to its former place, ten days were suppressed in the Month of October, in the Year 1582. 1789 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) III. 88 I should put off my departure till after the equinox. 1838 R. W. Emerson Milton in Wks. (1906) III. 296 He believed his poetic vein only flowed from the autumnal to the vernal equinox. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Will Waterproof's Monologue in Poems (new ed.) II. 194 Live long, nor feel in head or chest Our changeful equinoxes. 1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) xiii. 105 At the time of the equinoxes..the sun's declination is zero. attributive.1643 J. Lightfoot Handfull Gleanings Exod. 20 That began..from the Equinox day. b. The condition of having the days and nights of equal length. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > [noun] > condition of having days and nights of equal length equinoxa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 116 Doe but see his vice, Tis to his vertue, a iust equinox, The one as long as th'other. View more context for this quotation 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth i. 54 There must be a perpetual Equinox, or equality of Day and Night, through the whole Planet. 1698 J. Keill Exam. Theory Earth (1734) 229 Then the Earth had a perpetual Equinox and unity of Seasons. 2. One of the two points at which the sun's path crosses the Equator, described technically as the first points in Aries and Libra. Formerly also used loosely for the region of the ecliptic adjacent to these points. precession of the equinoxes (see precession n.²). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > ecliptic > cardinal points > equinoctial point equinoxc1400 equinoctial?a1475 principal point1591 spring point1599 spring equinox1601 c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §17. 9 Ther-fore ben thise two signes [sc. Aries & Libra] called the equinoxiis [1560 equinoctes]. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xvi. f. 149 The beginning of Aries, which is called the vernal Equinoxe. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. v. 105 If..in any oblique Horizon, there should be an æquinoxe, it could no wise be in the middle time betwixt the two Solstices. 1715 tr. D. Gregory Elements Astron. I. iii. §17. 418 The true and imaginary Sun will be equally distant from both Equinoxes. †3. = equinoctial line at equinoctial adj. 1 or equator n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [noun] > latitude > equator burning line1484 burnt line1555 equinox1579 equinoctial1584 line1588 equatora1613 the girdle of the world1626 palaeoequator1960 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vi. 329 The Iles of Cape Verde..are distant xiiij. degrees from the Equinox. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 90 To the North of the Equinox..in these Seas, I never saw any [Seals]. 1728 M. Earbery tr. T. Burnet Of State of Dead II. ix. 45 The true Fertility that brings Corn to a masculine Perfection, is in Countries far from the Equinox. †4. An equinoctial gale. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > strong or violent wind > at equinox equinox1687 equinoctial1748 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 101 The wind, 'tis true, Was somewhat high, but that was nothing new, Nor more than usual Equinoxes blew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400
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