Either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest north or south from the equator, after which it appears to move back towards the…
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| 释义 | the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice (18) sunsteadOE Either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest north or south from the equator, after which it appears to move back towards the… solsticea1325 One or other of the two times in the year, midway between the two equinoxes, when the sun, having reached the tropical points, is farthest from the… stinting of the suna1387 stinting of the sun = solstice, n. Obsolete. solsticionc1400 Solstice. standing of the sun?1440 standing (still) of the sun: = solstice, n. 1. Now rare and historical. solstitium?1521 = solstice, n. stay of the sun1538 Astr. stay of the sun = solstice, n. Obsolete. solstacionc1540 Solstice. sunstay1545 Either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest north or south from the equator, after which it appears to move back towards the… conversion1553 The action of turning back or returning; spec. the turning back of the sun in its apparent course on reaching the tropic; the solstice. Obsolete. staying of the sun1555 staying of the sun: = solstice, n. Cf. stay, n.3 3c. Obsolete. solstitial1561 A solstice. Obsolete. rare. solsticy1570 Solstice. Also figurative. trope1599 The apparent change of course of the sun at a solstice; a point at which this occurs; = tropic, n. 1b. Also: †a terrestrial tropic (tropic, n. 2a)… solstead1601 Solstice. Subcategories:— summer (2) — winter (1) |
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