winter solsticen.

Brit.

/ˌwɪntə ˈsɒlstᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈsɑlstəs/,

/ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈsoʊlstəs/

Forms: see winter n.¹ and solstice n.

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

Etymology: < winter n.¹ + solstice n. Compare classical Latin hībernum sōlstitium , brūmāle sōlstitium , and post-classical Latin hiemale solstitium (5th cent.). Compare slightly earlier summer solstice n.Compare the following earlier instances of solstice of winter, both directly translating Latin phrases:?c1450 (a1388) tr. Richard of Wallingford Exafrenon (Digby) in J. D. North Wks. Richard of Wallingford (1976) I. 187 The solsticis of wynter [L. solsticium yemale] was summe tyme in the feste of the nativite of Criste.?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 273 Men..of Grece..began the yere from the solstice of wynter [L. a solsticio brumali].

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

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winter solstice1572

1572 tr. S. Münster Briefe Coll. & Compend. Extract Cosmogr. f. 11^v About the Winter solstice [L. brumale..solstitium]..the redes are broken and taken awaye.

a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 42 This night [sc. Christmas] was shortly after the Winter Solstice; when Night growes shorter, and Day longer.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 128 Even the Autumnal budds, which awaite the returne of the sun, doe after the winter solstice multiply their calicular leaves.

1729 E. Fenton Observ. Waller's Poems in E. Waller Wks. p. xvi/2 At the time of their breeding (which is about the winter-solstice,) the sea is calm.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. xxvii. 410 The solstices, you will remember, are two in each year, the æstival or summer solstice, and the hyemal or winter solstice.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 471/2 Winter begins at the winter solstice.

1897 H. B. Goodwin Harbord’s Gloss. Navigation (ed. 3) 431 What is the summer solstice in the northern is the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and what is the winter solstice in the northern is the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere.

1957 J. Bishop Day Christ Died (1959) 119 Jesus was born about the time of the winter solstice.

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xix. 369 For him, the nativity is the winter solstice, the turning of the earth to the light.

2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Jan. a9/4 Wednesday was Lohri, the festival that belatedly marks the winter solstice in India.

2012 R. Fitzpatrick Introd. Celestial Mech. iii. 53 Likewise, when the Sun reaches the winter solstice, which it does every year on about December 21, this marks the shortest day in the Earth's northern hemisphere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	winter solstice
释义	winter solsticen. Brit. /ˌwɪntə ˈsɒlstᵻs/, U.S. /ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈsɑlstəs/, /ˌwɪn(t)ər ˈsoʊlstəs/ Forms: see winter n.¹ and solstice n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: winter n.¹, solstice n. Etymology: < winter n.¹ + solstice n. Compare classical Latin hībernum sōlstitium , brūmāle sōlstitium , and post-classical Latin hiemale solstitium (5th cent.). Compare slightly earlier summer solstice n.Compare the following earlier instances of solstice of winter, both directly translating Latin phrases:?c1450 (a1388) tr. Richard of Wallingford Exafrenon (Digby) in J. D. North Wks. Richard of Wallingford (1976) I. 187 The solsticis of wynter [L. solsticium yemale] was summe tyme in the feste of the nativite of Criste.?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 273 Men..of Grece..began the yere from the solstice of wynter [L. a solsticio brumali]. Originally: the time when the sun reaches its furthest point south, and when the length of daylight is at its minimum in the northern hemisphere; the day (usually 22 December) when this occurs. In later use also: the time when the sun reaches its furthest point north, and when day length is at its minimum in the southern hemisphere; the day (usually 21 June) when this occurs. Also: either of the corresponding solstitial or tropic points (cf. solstice n. 2).Cf. summer solstice n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [noun] > solstice > winter winter solstice1572 1572 tr. S. Münster Briefe Coll. & Compend. Extract Cosmogr. f. 11^v About the Winter solstice [L. brumale..solstitium]..the redes are broken and taken awaye. a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 42 This night [sc. Christmas] was shortly after the Winter Solstice; when Night growes shorter, and Day longer. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 128 Even the Autumnal budds, which awaite the returne of the sun, doe after the winter solstice multiply their calicular leaves. 1729 E. Fenton Observ. Waller's Poems in E. Waller Wks. p. xvi/2 At the time of their breeding (which is about the winter-solstice,) the sea is calm. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. xxvii. 410 The solstices, you will remember, are two in each year, the æstival or summer solstice, and the hyemal or winter solstice. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 471/2 Winter begins at the winter solstice. 1897 H. B. Goodwin Harbord’s Gloss. Navigation (ed. 3) 431 What is the summer solstice in the northern is the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and what is the winter solstice in the northern is the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere. 1957 J. Bishop Day Christ Died (1959) 119 Jesus was born about the time of the winter solstice. 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xix. 369 For him, the nativity is the winter solstice, the turning of the earth to the light. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Jan. a9/4 Wednesday was Lohri, the festival that belatedly marks the winter solstice in India. 2012 R. Fitzpatrick Introd. Celestial Mech. iii. 53 Likewise, when the Sun reaches the winter solstice, which it does every year on about December 21, this marks the shortest day in the Earth's northern hemisphere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1572
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