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| 2. | a furthest or culminating point; a turning point. |
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Audio Help (sŏl'stĭs, sōl'-, sôl'-) Pronunciation Key
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[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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| 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)
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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.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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