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词汇 equinoctial
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Definition of equinoctial in English:

equinoctial

adjective ˌiːkwɪˈnɒkʃ(ə)lˌɛkwɪˈnɒkʃ(ə)l
  • 1Happening at or near the time of an equinox.

    (近)春分(或秋分)时发生的

    equinoctial gales
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That's the simple explanation anyway - you can check the exact equinoctial dates and times here, if you're so inclined.
    • But Numa may also have had an equinoctial birthday.
    • Outside, the equinoctial storms of mid-September are raging.
    • They are also equinoctial tides, occurring just after the autumn equinox on September 23, which would normally bring the highest tides of the year.
    • You know, it's s good thing you're coming at the beginning of the month - that way you won't feel the force of the equinoctial storms
    • The nights start drawing in quite quickly, and by late September the first of the equinoctial gales will have appeared with the weather in the hills of Scotland turning decidedly chilly at times.
    • Two large stones also stand almost due east and west to mark the local equinoctial positions of the sun.
    1. 1.1 Having a day and night of equal length.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of the effects of equinoctial periods is their temporary disruptive effect on communications satellites.
      • The sundial above, dated 1509, shows equinoctial hours with a gnomon parallel to the earth's axis.
    2. 1.2 At or near the equator.
      (近)赤道的
      the equinoctial region of the ocean
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Lindley has made us acquainted with a species of Salix belonging to Senegal, and therefore to the equinoctial region of Africa.
      • The Orinoco, the Eio Magdalena, and the Congo or Zaire, are the only great rivers of the equinoctial region of the globe.
noun ˌiːkwɪˈnɒkʃ(ə)lˌɛkwɪˈnɒkʃ(ə)l
  • another term for celestial equator
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The declination of a heavenly body is its angular distance from the equinoctial or celestial equator.
    • A star on the north side of the equinoctial is in northern declination, and one on the southern side is in southern declination.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to equal periods of day and night'): via Old French from Latin aequinoctialis, from aequinoctium (see equinox).

Definition of equinoctial in US English:

equinoctial

adjective
  • 1Happening at or near the time of an equinox.

    (近)春分(或秋分)时发生的

    equinoctial gales
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two large stones also stand almost due east and west to mark the local equinoctial positions of the sun.
    • That's the simple explanation anyway - you can check the exact equinoctial dates and times here, if you're so inclined.
    • But Numa may also have had an equinoctial birthday.
    • The nights start drawing in quite quickly, and by late September the first of the equinoctial gales will have appeared with the weather in the hills of Scotland turning decidedly chilly at times.
    • They are also equinoctial tides, occurring just after the autumn equinox on September 23, which would normally bring the highest tides of the year.
    • You know, it's s good thing you're coming at the beginning of the month - that way you won't feel the force of the equinoctial storms
    • Outside, the equinoctial storms of mid-September are raging.
    1. 1.1 Relating to equal day and night.
      (与)昼夜平分(有关)的,二分时刻的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of the effects of equinoctial periods is their temporary disruptive effect on communications satellites.
      • The sundial above, dated 1509, shows equinoctial hours with a gnomon parallel to the earth's axis.
    2. 1.2 At or near the equator.
      (近)赤道的
      the equinoctial region of the ocean
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Orinoco, the Eio Magdalena, and the Congo or Zaire, are the only great rivers of the equinoctial region of the globe.
      • Lindley has made us acquainted with a species of Salix belonging to Senegal, and therefore to the equinoctial region of Africa.
noun
  • another term for celestial equator
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A star on the north side of the equinoctial is in northern declination, and one on the southern side is in southern declination.
    • The declination of a heavenly body is its angular distance from the equinoctial or celestial equator.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to equal periods of day and night’): via Old French from Latin aequinoctialis, from aequinoctium (see equinox).

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