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Word | Equinox |
Hindi Meaning | सम्पात, विषुव, विषुव, इक्वीनॉक्स, सायन |
(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic / 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 / The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal. / period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn / a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches. / a day when day and night are the same length, | |
Usage | ⇒ The spring and autumn equinoxes bring wonderful weather in Hyderabad ⇒ The vernal equinox is usually marked by heavy rainstorms. ⇒ Accordingly, Edinburgh would keep the ell for linear measure, Linlithgow the firlot for dry measure, Lanark the troy stone for weight, and Stirling the jug for liquid capacity. ⇒ The spring equinox |
Synonyms | autumn, equator, vernal equinox, equinoctial, autumnal, autumnal equinox, equinoxes, ecliptic, equinoctial circle, equinoctial colure, galactic longitude, equinoctial point, aphelion, apogee, astronomical longitude, celestial equator, celestial longitude, celestial meridian, circle, colures, |
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