spring equinoxn.

Brit.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈɛkwᵻnɒks/,

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈiːkwᵻnɒks/, U.S.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/,

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈikwəˌnɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: spring n.¹, equinox n.

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + equinox n., originally after classical Latin aequinoctium vernum (Pliny). Compare earlier vernal equinox at vernal adj. 1a. Compare also earlier autumn equinox n. at autumn n. Compounds 5.

Originally: the time (in the northern hemisphere) when the sun crosses the celestial equator in a northerly direction; the day (usually 20th or 21st March) when this occurs, and when day and night are equal in length. In later use also: the time (in the southern hemisphere) when the sun crosses the celestial equator in a southerly direction, or the day (usually 22nd or 23rd September) when this occurs. Also: either of the corresponding equinoctial points. Cf. equinox n. 1, autumn equinox n. at autumn n. Compounds 5, autumnal equinox n.

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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

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. viii. 29 Now as touching Ach or Parsley, the manner is to sow it immediatly after the Spring Equinox in March [L. ab aequinoctio verno, Fr. passé la my-Mars].

1753 R. Russell Diss. Use of Sea Water Appendix, 210 In this State the Plant remains till about the Spring Æquinox.

1868 C. C. Scott-Moncrieff Irrigation Southern Europe 323 The irrigating year..is divided into two seasons, the summer and winter: the summer includes from the spring to the autumn equinox.

1901 School Jrnl. (N.Z.) Oct. 120 We have then what is called the autumnal (with us, spring) equinox, the days and nights being then of equal length in all parts of the world.

1912 Jrnl. Biblical Lit. 198 Nor do we know precisely at what point or points on the ecliptic they [sc. the Babylonians] located the spring equinox.

1993 P. A. Weller Relig. in UK 52/2 The following are notable occasions in the Baha'i calendar (dates are given according to their location in the Gregorian calendar): Feast of Naw-Ruz (March 20th or 21st depending on the Spring Equinox).

2013 Daily Tel. 29 Mar. 31/4 It is set in stone that Easter falls upon the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring equinox
释义	spring equinoxn. Brit. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈɛkwᵻnɒks/, /ˌsprɪŋ ˈiːkwᵻnɒks/, U.S. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/, /ˌsprɪŋ ˈikwəˌnɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: spring n.¹, equinox n. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + equinox n., originally after classical Latin aequinoctium vernum (Pliny). Compare earlier vernal equinox at vernal adj. 1a. Compare also earlier autumn equinox n. at autumn n. Compounds 5. Originally: the time (in the northern hemisphere) when the sun crosses the celestial equator in a northerly direction; the day (usually 20th or 21st March) when this occurs, and when day and night are equal in length. In later use also: the time (in the southern hemisphere) when the sun crosses the celestial equator in a southerly direction, or the day (usually 22nd or 23rd September) when this occurs. Also: either of the corresponding equinoctial points. Cf. equinox n. 1, autumn equinox n. at autumn n. Compounds 5, autumnal equinox n. 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 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. viii. 29 Now as touching Ach or Parsley, the manner is to sow it immediatly after the Spring Equinox in March [L. ab aequinoctio verno, Fr. passé la my-Mars]. 1753 R. Russell Diss. Use of Sea Water Appendix, 210 In this State the Plant remains till about the Spring Æquinox. 1868 C. C. Scott-Moncrieff Irrigation Southern Europe 323 The irrigating year..is divided into two seasons, the summer and winter: the summer includes from the spring to the autumn equinox. 1901 School Jrnl. (N.Z.) Oct. 120 We have then what is called the autumnal (with us, spring) equinox, the days and nights being then of equal length in all parts of the world. 1912 Jrnl. Biblical Lit. 198 Nor do we know precisely at what point or points on the ecliptic they [sc. the Babylonians] located the spring equinox. 1993 P. A. Weller Relig. in UK 52/2 The following are notable occasions in the Baha'i calendar (dates are given according to their location in the Gregorian calendar): Feast of Naw-Ruz (March 20th or 21st depending on the Spring Equinox). 2013 Daily Tel. 29 Mar. 31/4 It is set in stone that Easter falls upon the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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