| 单词 | equinox |
| 释义 | equinox (once / 3366 pages) n The equinox is one of the two times in a year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, and day and night are of equal length. “During the spring equinox you can balance eggs on end, because of the equal balance between night and day.” There are two equinoxes every year, one in the spring (the vernal equinox) and one in the fall (the autumnal equinox), each usually on the first day of spring and the first day of fall. These days are often celebrated and even worshipped in some traditions, although an equinox is actually a point in time — not an entire day. WORD FAMILYequinox: equinoctial, equinoxes+/equinoctial: equinoctials USAGE EXAMPLESFor us Iranians, the big festival of the year is Noruz, Iranian new year on the vernal equinox around 21 March. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Equinox gym recently launched its first class to emphasize heavier weights and fewer repetitions. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) Equinox gets a regular delivery from Vegan Treats of mini cheesecakes and petits fours for its weekly vegan brunch. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) 1n either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length Hypo|Hyper March equinox, spring equinox, vernal equinox March 21 September equinox, autumnal equinox, fall equinoxSeptember 22 Noruz, Nowrooz, Nowruz(Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox cosmic time the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe 2n (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic Syn|Hypo|Hyper equinoctial point vernal equinox (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces autumnal equinox(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo celestial point a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
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