单词 | autumn equinox |
释义 | autumn equinox in British English (ˈɔːtəm ˈɛkwɪˌnɒks) noun another name for autumnal equinox autumnal equinox in British Englishnoun 1. the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator away from the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length. It occurs about Sept 23 in the N hemisphere (March 21 in the S hemisphere) 2. astronomy a. the point, lying in the constellation Virgo, at which the sun's ecliptic intersects the celestial equator b. the time at which this occurs as the sun travels north to south (23 September) Examples of 'autumn equinox' in a sentence |
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