| 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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