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equinoctial
[ ee-kwuh-nok-shuhl, ek-wuh- ]
adjective
- pertaining to the celestial equator.
- occurring at or about the time of an equinox.
- Botany. (of a flower) opening regularly at a certain hour.
equinoctial
/ ˌiːkwɪˈnɒkʃəl /
adjective
- relating to or occurring at either or both equinoxes
- (of a plant) having flowers that open and close at specific regular times
- astronomy of or relating to the celestial equator
noun
- a storm or gale at or near an equinox
- another name for celestial equator
equinoctial
/ ē′kwə-nŏk′shəl,ĕk′wə- /
Adjective
- Relating to an equinox.
- Relating to the celestial equator.
Noun
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Other Words From
- inter·equi·noctial adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of equinoctial1
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Example Sentences
Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles.
I don't know if you remember that equinoctial gale that blew about the 18th or 19th.
She plunged into the chilly equinoctial darkness as the clock struck ten, for her fifteen miles' walk under the steely stars.
The next afternoon we crossed the equinoctial line in longitude 21 degrees 50 minutes west.
The 'kids' are two little stars which first rise in the evening towards the end of September, during the equinoctial gales.
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