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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: equinox
equinox
n 1: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the
plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of
equal length
2: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the
celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn:
equinoctial point
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Equinox
Equinox
\E"qui*nox\, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L.
aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F.
['e]quinoxe. See
Equal, and
Night.]
1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial
points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See
Autumnal equinox,
Vernal equinox, under
Autumnal and
Vernal.
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When descends on the Atlantic
The gigantic
Stormwind of the equinox. --Longfellow.
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2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] --Dryden.
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