NOUN | time | autumnal equinox, September equinox, fall equinox | September 22 |
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location | autumnal equinox | (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo |
Meaning | September 22. | |
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Synonyms | September equinox, fall equinox | |
Part of | September, Sep, Sept | The month following August and preceding October |
fall, autumn | The season when the leaves fall from the trees | |
Broader | equinox | 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 |
Opposite | vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox | March 21 |
Spanish | equinoccio de otoño, equinoccio de septiembre |
Meaning | (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo. | |
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Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
Broader | equinoctial point, equinox | (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
Spanish | equinoccio de otoño, equinoccio otoñal | |
Catalan | equinocci de tardor |
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