solsticen.

/ˈsɒlstɪs/

Forms: Also 1600s solsticke, solstist.

Etymology: < Old French solstice (also modern French), < Latin sōlstitium solstitium n.

a. 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 equator and appears to stand still, i.e. about 21st June (the summer solstice) and 22nd December (the winter solstice).

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the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice

sunsteadOE

solsticea1325

stinting of the suna1387

solsticionc1400

standing of the sun?1440

solstitium?1521

stay of the sun1538

solstacionc1540

sunstay1545

conversion1553

staying of the sun1555

solstitial1561

solsticy1570

trope1599

solstead1601

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 150 Two geuelengðhes timen her And two solstices in ðe ger.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 201 There is a welle..whiche floethe ouer with watere abowte the solstice of somer.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 51 Whiche Olimpias began in the solstice of wynter, when men of Grece begynne theire yere.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 39 The tropic of Cancer..is the solstice of symmyr... The circle of capricorne is callit the solstice of vyntir.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 269 At Lucern twice each yeere they make election of Senators.., namely, about each Solstice of the yeere.

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection v. iv. 265 in Justice Vindicated As we see in Foxes about the Brumall solstice.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 214 This being the Southern Solstice, for Winter I cannot call it.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 410 It is at the solstices that we have the lowest tides in the year.

1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. xiii. 99 It is estimated from the winter solstice, the middle of the long annual night under the poles.

1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline i. iv. 61 When the air is serene in the sultry solstice of summer.

b. spec. The summer solstice, or the heat of this.

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the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice > summer

summer solsticec1550

solstice1643

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > heat of the summer (solstice)

summer heatOE

solstice1643

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §32 So when thy absent beames begin t' impart Againe a Solstice on my frozen heart, My winter's ov'r.

1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. i. 3 May the Gods and Goddesses, Damasippus, bless thee with an everlasting Solstice; that thou maist always be warm.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 48 The solstice from the flock Ward off.

2. A solstitial point.

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > ecliptic > cardinal points > solstice

sunsteadOE

tropicc1450

tropic point1559

turn-point1587

principal point1591

solstice1601

1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. 96 The Solstists or sun-steads and poles of the Zodiacke.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 227 A temperate heat.., which by his approach unto the solstice he intendeth.

1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum iv. 41 The distance between the Æquinoctial and the Solstice, is not always the same.

1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 192/3 These two Points are called the Solstices.

1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. ix. 65 The interval of time..between two appearances of the Sun in the solstices.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 214/1 Solstices, the points of the ecliptic which are highest above the equator.

3. figurative. A turning, culminating, or stopping point; a furthest limit; a crisis.

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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > limit > a farthest limit

ultimo1622

solsticea1631

ultimuma1657

frontier1672–3

upshot1699

ultimatum1748

verge1796

edge1911

the frozen limit1916

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 365 A Christian hath no Solstice..where he may stand still, and goe no farther.

1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1707) xiv. 114 Arts are not yet come to their Solstice.

1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 158 This being the Solstice of his Fortunes.

1860 R. W. Emerson Culture in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 129 There is in every constitution a certain solstice.

4. transferred. A standing still (of the sun).

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1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §29 The Jewes that can beleeve the supernaturall solstice of the Sunne in the dayes of Joshua.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	solstice
释义	solsticen. /ˈsɒlstɪs/ Forms: Also 1600s solsticke, solstist. Etymology: < Old French solstice (also modern French), < Latin sōlstitium solstitium n. 1. a. 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 equator and appears to stand still, i.e. about 21st June (the summer solstice) and 22nd December (the winter solstice). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice sunsteadOE solsticea1325 stinting of the suna1387 solsticionc1400 standing of the sun?1440 solstitium?1521 stay of the sun1538 solstacionc1540 sunstay1545 conversion1553 staying of the sun1555 solstitial1561 solsticy1570 trope1599 solstead1601 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 150 Two geuelengðhes timen her And two solstices in ðe ger. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 201 There is a welle..whiche floethe ouer with watere abowte the solstice of somer. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 51 Whiche Olimpias began in the solstice of wynter, when men of Grece begynne theire yere. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 39 The tropic of Cancer..is the solstice of symmyr... The circle of capricorne is callit the solstice of vyntir. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 269 At Lucern twice each yeere they make election of Senators.., namely, about each Solstice of the yeere. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection v. iv. 265 in Justice Vindicated As we see in Foxes about the Brumall solstice. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 214 This being the Southern Solstice, for Winter I cannot call it. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 410 It is at the solstices that we have the lowest tides in the year. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. xiii. 99 It is estimated from the winter solstice, the middle of the long annual night under the poles. 1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline i. iv. 61 When the air is serene in the sultry solstice of summer. b. spec. The summer solstice, or the heat of this. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice > summer summer solsticec1550 solstice1643 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > heat of the summer (solstice) summer heatOE solstice1643 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §32 So when thy absent beames begin t' impart Againe a Solstice on my frozen heart, My winter's ov'r. View more context for this quotation 1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. i. 3 May the Gods and Goddesses, Damasippus, bless thee with an everlasting Solstice; that thou maist always be warm. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 48 The solstice from the flock Ward off. 2. A solstitial point. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > ecliptic > cardinal points > solstice sunsteadOE tropicc1450 tropic point1559 turn-point1587 principal point1591 solstice1601 1601 R. Dolman tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. III. 96 The Solstists or sun-steads and poles of the Zodiacke. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 227 A temperate heat.., which by his approach unto the solstice he intendeth. View more context for this quotation 1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum iv. 41 The distance between the Æquinoctial and the Solstice, is not always the same. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. 192/3 These two Points are called the Solstices. 1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. ix. 65 The interval of time..between two appearances of the Sun in the solstices. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 214/1 Solstices, the points of the ecliptic which are highest above the equator. 3. figurative. A turning, culminating, or stopping point; a furthest limit; a crisis. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > limit > a farthest limit ultimo1622 solsticea1631 ultimuma1657 frontier1672–3 upshot1699 ultimatum1748 verge1796 edge1911 the frozen limit1916 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 365 A Christian hath no Solstice..where he may stand still, and goe no farther. 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1707) xiv. 114 Arts are not yet come to their Solstice. 1663 J. Heath Flagellum (1672) 158 This being the Solstice of his Fortunes. 1860 R. W. Emerson Culture in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 129 There is in every constitution a certain solstice. 4. transferred. A standing still (of the sun). ΚΠ 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §29 The Jewes that can beleeve the supernaturall solstice of the Sunne in the dayes of Joshua. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1325
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