Equinox

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Equinoctial wind or storm.

II. Equinox ·noun The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. ·see Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal and Vernal.

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  • apparent equinox

    The position of the equinox as affected by nutation. ...

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  • autumnal equinox

    The time when the sun crosses the equator, under a southerly motion, and the days and nights are the...

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  • mean equinox

    The position of the equinox independent of the effects of nutation. ...

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  • vernal equinox

    The point where the sun crosses the equator, going north. It is opposite the place of the autumnal e...

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