English
Detailed Synonyms for equinox in English
equinox:
equinox [the ~] noun
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the equinox
– (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic 1the equinox; the equinoctial point– (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic 1 -
the equinox
– either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length 1