equinoctial
The great circle midway between the celestial polesThe great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
» São Luís is known as the capital of Equinoctial France.
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3 sensesThe great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
(rare)The terrestrial equator.
An equinoctial gale.
Examples
1 sentencesSão Luís is known as the capital of Equinoctial France.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoInherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoxial, from Latin (circulus) aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium + -alis.
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Forms
plural: equinoctials| Singular | equinoctial |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles:celestial equatorequinoctial circleequinoctial line
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.