Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The point in Earth’s orbit at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted toward the Sun.

    Sommersonnenwende

    ле́тнее солнцестоя́ниеlétneje solncestojánije

    лі́тнє сонцестоя́нняlítnje soncestojánnja

More definitions
  • June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

Examples

8 sentences
  1. After the summer solstice, the days gradually begin to get shorter.

    deNach der Sommersonnenwende beginnen die Tage allmählich kürzer zu werden. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Tomorrow's the summer solstice.

    ruЗавтра день летнего солнцестояния. — marafon

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  3. Today is the summer solstice.

    deHeute ist der Tag der Sommersonnenwende. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. In Japan, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.

    deIn Japan sind das Frühlings- und das Herbstäquinoktium nationale Feiertage, das Sommer- und das Wintersolstitium jedoch nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. In Japan, the spring and fall equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.

    deIn Japan sind das Frühlings- und das Herbstäquinoktium nationale Feiertage, das Sommer- und das Wintersolstitium jedoch nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun:
Русский
By meaning 1
the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun:

Forms

plural: summer solstices
Singularsummer solstice

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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