NOUN | time | solstice | either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator |
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Sounds | sao'lstihs | |
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Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... |
Meaning | Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. | |
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Narrower | summer solstice, June 21, midsummer | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point |
winter solstice | December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point | |
Broader | cosmic time | The time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe |
Spanish | solsticio | |
Catalan | solstici |
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