equinoctial Definition
equi·noc·tial (ē′kwi näk′s̸həl)
adjective
- relating to either of the equinoxes or to equal periods of day and night
- occurring at or about the time of an equinox
- equatorial
Etymology: ME & OFr equinoxial < L aequinoctialis
noun
- celestial equator
- a storm occurring at or about the time of an equinox
equinoctial Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- gale: Very long and very severe were the equinoctial gales that year.
- tide: This was as a result of the equinoctial spring tides with the water percolating through the bed of the lagoon.
- sun: SCOTT We'll climb that tomorrow, yes, in time to see the equinoctial sun pierce the two spiral carvings with daggers of light.
- point: He had determined the latitude of the Observatory, the obliquity of the ecliptic, and the position of the equinoctial points.
- asymmetry: A mechanism for the equinoctial asymmetries in the thermosphere and ionosphere will be discussed.
- storm: Is it too soon to say that we have escaped any equinoctial storms?
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