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–noun

Astronomy.

a.	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. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.

b.	either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.

2.	a furthest or culminating point; a turning point.

[Origin: 1200–50; < ME < OF < L sōlstitium, equiv. to sōl sun + -stit-, comb. form of stat-, var. s. of sistere to make stand (see stand) + -ium -ium; see -ice)

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sol·stice Audio Help (sŏl'stĭs, sōl'-, sôl'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is in the zenith at the tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is over the tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest.
A highest point or culmination.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sōlstitium : sōl, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots + -stitium, a stoppage; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

sol·sti'tial (-stĭsh'əl) adj.

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solstice

c.1250, from O.Fr. solstice, from L. solstitium "point at which the sun seems to stand still," from sol "sun" (see sol) + pp. stem of sistere "to come to a stop, make stand still" (see assist).

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solstice
noun
either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

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solstice [ˈsolstis] noun

the time of year when there is the greatest length of daylight (summer solstice) or the shortest (winter solstice)

Arabic:	إنْقِلاب الشَّمْس: إنْقِلاب صَيْفي أو شَتَوي
Chinese (Simplified):	至点（如夏至、冬至）
Chinese (Traditional):	至點(如夏至、冬至)
Czech:	slunovrat
Danish:	solhverv; -solhverv
Dutch:	zonnewende
Estonian:	pööripäev
Finnish:	päivänseisaus
French:	solstice
German:	die Sonnenwende
Greek:	ηλιοστάσιο
Hungarian:	napforduló
Icelandic:	sólstöður, *-hvörf
Indonesian:	titik balik matahari
Italian:	solstizio

Japanese:	至
Korean:	지점(至點), 최고점
Latvian:	vasaras saulgrieži; ziemas saulgrieži
Lithuanian:	solsticija, saulėgrįža
Norwegian:	solverv (sommer-, *vinter-)
Polish:	przesilenie
Portuguese (Brazil):	solstício
Portuguese (Portugal):	solstício
Romanian:	solstiţiu
Russian:	солнцестояние
Slovak:	slnovrat
Slovenian:	solsticij
Spanish:	solsticio
Swedish:	solstånd
Turkish:	gün dönümü

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Either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic (the apparent path of the Sun) reaches its greatest distance north or south of the celestial equator. ◇ The northernmost point of the Sun's path, called the summer solstice, lies on the Tropic of Cancer at 23°27' north latitude. ◇ The southernmost point of the Sun's path, called the winter solstice, lies on the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°27' south latitude.
Either of the two corresponding moments of the year when the Sun is directly above either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice occurs on June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice on December 21 or 22, marking the beginning of summer and winter in the Northern Hemisphere (and the reverse in the Southern Hemisphere). The days on which a solstice falls have the greatest difference of the year between the hours of daylight and darkness, with the most daylight hours at the beginning of summer and the most darkness at the beginning of winter. Compare equinox.

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solstice [(sol-stuhs, sohl-stuhs)]

The two occasions each year when the position of the sun at a given time of day does not seem to change direction. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around June 21 and is the longest day of the year. The sun stops getting higher in the sky, and the days begin to grow shorter. The winter solstice, which occurs around December 21, is the shortest day. The sun stops getting lower in the sky, and the days begin to grow longer.

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Solstice

Lu"ni*stice\, n. [L. luna. moon + sistere to cause to stand. Cf. Solstice.] (Astron.) The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution. [Obs.]

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