summer solsticen.

Brit.

/ˌsʌmə ˈsɒlstᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌsəmər ˈsɑlstəs/,

/ˌsəmər ˈsoʊlstəs/

Forms: see summer n.¹ and solstice n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: summer n.¹, solstice n.

Etymology: < summer n.¹ + solstice n. Compare classical Latin aestīvum sōlstitium and post-classical Latin solstitium aestivale (8th cent.).Compare the following earlier instances of solstice of summer , both directly translating the Latin phrases:?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 [L. circa solstitium aestivale].?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 327 In the northe parte of that cuntre the son goethe not down in the solstice of somer [L. aestivo solstitio]. For an earlier instance of solsticion of summer see solsticion n.

Originally: the time when the sun reaches its furthest point north, and when the length of daylight is at its maximum in the northern hemisphere; the day (usually 21 June) when this occurs. In later use also: the time when the sun reaches its furthest point south, and when day length is at its maximum in the southern hemisphere; the day (usually 22 December) when this occurs. Also: either of the corresponding solstitial or tropic points (cf. solstice n. 2).Cf. winter solstice n., Midsummer Day n. 1b.

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c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 30 Distant fiue degreis, fra oure symmyr solstice, callit the borial tropic of cancer.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxvi. v. 245 About the Summer solstice it sheweth a red floure.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 23 Five days after our Summer Solstice we had soundings 14 Fathom.

1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge xii. 56 The intent of the founders of Stonehenge was to set the entrance full north east, being the point where the sun rises, or nearly, at the summer solstice.

1847 Bell's Life in London 4 July 3/3 We are just going to see what effect the summer solstice has had on the brains of our periodical colleagues—whether it has softened them.

1871 W. B. Walker Cyclical Deluges 43 Consequently the southern summer solstice, which was then at the perihelion, retreats from it.

1920 Geogr. Rev. 10 180 In July the swing of the sun southward after the summer solstice, and the passing of the conditions which gave the early summer maxima, result in a retreat of the rainfall lines eastward across the Plains.

1932 Bunyip (Gawler, S. Austral.) 16 Dec. 4/3 The Summer Solstice. Next Thursday, December 22nd (or thereabouts) will be the longest day in the southern hemisphere.

1989 J. Lingard Tug of War (1991) ix. 121 They were in the camp for John's Day, a very special day for Latvians, when they celebrate the summer solstice.

2013 Nat. Health Apr. 9/1 Sunset on this evening marks the start of Beltane, the Celtic festival celebrating the sun's progress between the spring equinox and summer solstice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	summer solstice
释义	summer solsticen. Brit. /ˌsʌmə ˈsɒlstᵻs/, U.S. /ˌsəmər ˈsɑlstəs/, /ˌsəmər ˈsoʊlstəs/ Forms: see summer n.¹ and solstice n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: summer n.¹, solstice n. Etymology: < summer n.¹ + solstice n. Compare classical Latin aestīvum sōlstitium and post-classical Latin solstitium aestivale (8th cent.).Compare the following earlier instances of solstice of summer , both directly translating the Latin phrases:?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 [L. circa solstitium aestivale].?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 327 In the northe parte of that cuntre the son goethe not down in the solstice of somer [L. aestivo solstitio]. For an earlier instance of solsticion of summer see solsticion n. Originally: the time when the sun reaches its furthest point north, and when the length of daylight is at its maximum in the northern hemisphere; the day (usually 21 June) when this occurs. In later use also: the time when the sun reaches its furthest point south, and when day length is at its maximum in the southern hemisphere; the day (usually 22 December) when this occurs. Also: either of the corresponding solstitial or tropic points (cf. solstice n. 2).Cf. winter solstice n., Midsummer Day n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice > summer summer solsticec1550 solstice1643 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 30 Distant fiue degreis, fra oure symmyr solstice, callit the borial tropic of cancer. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxvi. v. 245 About the Summer solstice it sheweth a red floure. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 23 Five days after our Summer Solstice we had soundings 14 Fathom. 1740 W. Stukeley Stonehenge xii. 56 The intent of the founders of Stonehenge was to set the entrance full north east, being the point where the sun rises, or nearly, at the summer solstice. 1847 Bell's Life in London 4 July 3/3 We are just going to see what effect the summer solstice has had on the brains of our periodical colleagues—whether it has softened them. 1871 W. B. Walker Cyclical Deluges 43 Consequently the southern summer solstice, which was then at the perihelion, retreats from it. 1920 Geogr. Rev. 10 180 In July the swing of the sun southward after the summer solstice, and the passing of the conditions which gave the early summer maxima, result in a retreat of the rainfall lines eastward across the Plains. 1932 Bunyip (Gawler, S. Austral.) 16 Dec. 4/3 The Summer Solstice. Next Thursday, December 22nd (or thereabouts) will be the longest day in the southern hemisphere. 1989 J. Lingard Tug of War (1991) ix. 121 They were in the camp for John's Day, a very special day for Latvians, when they celebrate the summer solstice. 2013 Nat. Health Apr. 9/1 Sunset on this evening marks the start of Beltane, the Celtic festival celebrating the sun's progress between the spring equinox and summer solstice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1550
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