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单词 autumnal equinox
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autumnal equinox

[ aw-tuhm-nl ee-kwuh-noks, ek-wuh-noks ]
/ ɔˈtʌm nl ˈi kwəˌnɒks, ˈɛk wəˌnɒks /
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noun

See under equinox (def. 1).
Also called au·tum·nal point . the position of the sun at the time of the autumnal equinox.

Origin of autumnal equinox

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby autumnal equinox

autoxidation, autres temps, autres mœurs, Autry, autumn, autumnal, autumnal equinox, autumn crocus, autunite, Auvergne, au vol, aux
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British Dictionary definitions for autumnal equinox

autumnal equinox

noun

the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator away from the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length. It occurs about Sept 23 in the N hemisphere (March 21 in the S hemisphere)
astronomy
  1. the point, lying in the constellation Virgo, at which the sun's ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
  2. the time at which this occurs as the sun travels north to south (23 September)
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Scientific definitions for autumnal equinox

autumnal equinox
[ ô-tŭmnəl ]

See under equinox.
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