HyperDic: autumnal_equinox

English > 2 senses of the expression autumnal equinox:
NOUNtimeautumnal equinox, September equinox, fall equinoxSeptember 22
locationautumnal equinox(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
English > autumnal equinox: 2 senses > noun 1, time
MeaningSeptember 22.
SynonymsSeptember equinox, fall equinox
Part ofSeptember, Sep, SeptThe month following August and preceding October
fall, autumnThe season when the leaves fall from the trees
BroaderequinoxEither 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
Oppositevernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinoxMarch 21
Spanishequinoccio de otoño, equinoccio de septiembre
English > autumnal equinox: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo.
Categoryastronomy, uranologyThe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
Broaderequinoctial point, equinox(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
Spanishequinoccio de otoño, equinoccio otoñal
Catalanequinocci de tardor

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