单词 | summer solstice |
释义 | summer solsticeSEE SYNONYMS FOR summer solstice ON THESAURUS.COM noun Astronomy.the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Origin of summer solsticeFirst recorded in 1540–50 Words nearby summer solsticesummer pudding, summer roll, summersault, summer sausage, summer school, summer solstice, summer sores, summer squash, summer stock, summer-sweet, summer tanager Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for summer solsticesummer solstice nounthe time at which the sun is at its northernmost point in the sky (southernmost point in the S hemisphere), appearing at noon at its highest altitude above the horizon. It occurs about June 21 (December 22 in the S hemisphere) astronomy the point on the celestial sphere, opposite the winter solstice, at which the ecliptic is furthest north from the celestial equator. Right ascension: 6 hours; declination: 23.5° Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for summer solsticesummer solstice [ sŭm′ər ] See under solstice. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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