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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sol•stice /ˈsɑlstɪs, ˈsoʊl-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astronomyeither of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator, about June 21 or about Dec. 22.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sol•stice (sol′stis, sōl′-),USA pronunciation n. - Astronomy
- either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Cf. summer solstice, winter solstice.
- either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- a furthest or culminating point;
a turning point.
- Latin sōlstitium, equivalent. to sōl sun + -stit-, combining form of stat-, variant stem of sistere to make stand (see stand) + -ium -ium; see -ice)
- Old French
- Middle English
- 1200–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: solstice /ˈsɒlstɪs/ n - either the shortest day of the year (winter solstice) or the longest day of the year (summer solstice)
- either of the two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is overhead at the tropic of Cancer or Capricorn at the summer and winter solstices
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin sōlstitium, literally: the (apparent) standing still of the sun, from sōl sun + sistere to stand stillsolstitial /sɒlˈstɪʃəl/ adj |