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单词 spring equinox
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spring equinox in British English

(sprɪŋ ˈɛkwɪnɒks, ˈiːkwɪnɒks)
noun
another name for vernal equinox
 

vernal equinox in British English

noun
1. 
the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator towards the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length. It occurs about March 21 in the N hemisphere (Sept 23 in the S hemisphere)
2. 
a.  astronomy
the point, lying in the constellation Pisces, at which the sun's ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
b. 
the time at which this occurs as the sun travels south to north (March 21)

Examples of 'spring equinox' in a sentence
spring equinox

The first of them normally appear, as this year, just after the spring equinox.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She threw a party for herself on the spring equinox.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps it is no coincidence that this date marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An added danger is the threat of spring tides, which are especially high at this time of year in the run-up to the spring equinox.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
After the shocking freeze at the weekend it may come as a surprise that today is the spring equinox.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Saturday was the spring equinox, and temperatures are hovering around the seasonal norm, although the weather has turned wet and windy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It broadcast another batch on the winter solstice, a third on the spring equinox, and concludes this week on the summer solstice.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Of course, spring will win out eventually - we are just over four weeks away from the spring equinox, and the daylight hours are stretching longer.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Get ready for an amazing week as the spring equinox makes this your time to shine.
The Sun (2017)
Scientists found that the difference between the autumn and spring equinox was equivalent to four years of ageing.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
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