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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUINOCTIAL POINT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUINOCTIAL POINT

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Equinoctial point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EQUINOCTIAL POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

equinoctial point

Equinox

An equinox occurs twice a year, around 20 March and 22 September. The word itself has several related definitions. The oldest meaning is the day when daytime and night are of approximately equal duration. The word equinox comes from this definition, derived from the Latin aequus and nox. The equinox is not exactly the same as the day when period of daytime and night are of equal length for two reasons. Firstly, sunrise, which begins daytime, occurs when the top of the Sun's disk rises above the eastern horizon. At that instant, the disk's center is still below the horizon. Secondly, Earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight. As a result, an observer sees daylight before the first glimpse of the Sun's disk above the horizon. To avoid this ambiguity, the word equilux is sometimes used to mean a day on which the periods of daylight and night are equal. Times of sunset and sunrise vary with an observer's location, so the dates when day and night are of exactly equal length likewise depend on location.

Definition of equinoctial point in the English dictionary

The definition of equinoctial point in the dictionary is either of the two points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUINOCTIAL POINT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUINOCTIAL POINT

access point
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Synonyms and antonyms of equinoctial point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «equinoctial point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUINOCTIAL POINT

Find out the translation of equinoctial point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

春分点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto equinoccial
570 millions of speakers

English

equinoctial point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विषुव बिंदु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة الاعتدالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

точки равноденствия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto equinocial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমানুপাতিক বিন্দু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point équinoxial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik equinoctial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

equinoctial Punkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昼夜平分点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피안 점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik equinoctial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm phân điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமச்சீரற்ற புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समतोल बिंदू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Equinoctial nokta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto equinoziale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punkt równonocy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

точки рівнодення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct equinoctial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισονύκτιος σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

evening punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

equinoctial punkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

equinoctial punkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equinoctial point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUINOCTIAL POINT»

The term «equinoctial point» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.491 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUINOCTIAL POINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equinoctial point

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUINOCTIAL POINT»

Discover the use of equinoctial point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equinoctial point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Astrological World Cycles - Original First Edition, ...
There would be no necessity for dual Zodiacs if the Sun, each year, reached its equinoctial point of Aries O° at exactly ... mathematically determined by astronomers that each year at the moment when the Sun reaches its equinoctial point of ...
Tara Mata, 2008
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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of ...
Besides, the Equinoctial-Point will tell you on that Day whether your Glass lie horizontally, which is somewhat difficult otherwise to determine. Or upon any Day you may calculate the Sun's Meridian Altitude, and fee whether it falls just upon ...
John Harris, 1725
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Astronomia Accurata; Or the Royal Astronomer and Navigator: ...
Whin the 5th Arc is less than 900, then you reckon the Distance of the Ascendent on the Ecliptic, from the Jame equinoctial Point that the oblique Ascension of the Ascendant is reckoned from ; but if the 5th Arc is greater than 90°, you reckon ...
Robert Heath, 1760
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A system of natural philosophy: being a course of lectures ...
The longitude of the fixed stars encreases but their latitude is not altered, y-t The longitude of a star is the arc of the ecliptic, which is intercepted between the first of aries or vernal equinoctial point and a secondary of the ecliptic that passes ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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System of Natural Philosophy
The longitude of a star is the arc of the ecliptic, which is intercepted between the first of aries or vernal equinoctial point and a secondary of the ecliptic that passes through the star. Thus if I fay that the star in the constellation aries marked $ by ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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Glossary of Navigation: A Vade Mecum for Practical ...
Origin — -vernal equinoctial point; co-ordinates — right ascension and declination. Equinoctial Colure. — The hour-circle which passes through the equinoctial points. In the polar co-ordinates for the celestial sphere, it is the initial position of ...
J. B. Harbord, 2010
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Epitome of the art of navigation: or, a short, easy and ...
15m. I demand his Right Ascension, and Declination ? In the Rectangle Spheric Triangle AMC. Plate 7. Fig. 1. 1. AMC the Right Angle. 2. AC the Sun's Longitude from the next Equinoctial Point. 3. AM his Right Ascension from the same Point.
James Atkinson, William Mountaine, 1753
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The modern navigator's compleat tutor: or, A treatise of the ...
~A ": .4. kight jfcenfim is an Arch of the Equinoctial, between the beginning of dries (or in Astronomical Operations, between the nearest Equinoctial Point) and that Point of the Equinoctial that comes to the Meridian with the Sun or Star; as Y K.
Joshua Kelly, 1733
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The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy,: In a Continued ...
Thus, you see, the equinoctial Colure passing through the right Horn and Foot of Aries, not far from the equinoctial Point ; the solstitial Colures likewise pass through Cancer and Capriarn, and not through Gemini and Sagittarius, as they now ...
Benjamin Martin, 1772
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A Guide to Astronomical Science
345 lb degrees of angular measure east of the equinoctial point; in other words, its right ascension is 15 degrees. 542. A clock, keeping sidereal time, (219) warns the astronomer when the equinoctial point of the heavens is on the meridian, ...
Robert James Mann, 1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUINOCTIAL POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equinoctial point is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Mini-Moon Cometh: Catch the Smallest Full Moon of 2015 This …
The path of the Moon this week also takes it towards the Fall equinoctial point in the astronomical constellation of Virgo, as it crosses Leo and ... «Universe Today, Mar 15»
2
Catch a 'Conjunction Triple Play' on February 20th as the Moon …
Notice that this week's tri-conjunction occurs very near the equinoctial point where the celestial equator and the plane of the ecliptic meet. «Universe Today, Feb 15»
3
Here's Your Sign: Are You an Ophiuchian?
In the tropical system, ecliptic longitude 0 starts from the equinoctial point marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere, and the ... «Universe Today, Nov 14»
4
Stalking Uranus: A Complete Guide to the 2014 Opposition Season
This year sees Uranus in the astronomical constellation Pisces just south of the March equinoctial point. Uranus is moving towards and will ... «Universe Today, Sep 14»
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Direct Image of an Exoplanet 155 Light Years Away
Credit: Starry Night. GU Piscium shines at magnitude +13.6 northeast of the March equinoctial point in the constellation of Pisces. Although its ... «Universe Today, May 14»
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Enter the Red Planet: A Guide to the Upcoming Mars 2014 …
Hanging around 5-10 degrees south of the celestial equator just east of the September equinoctial point in Virgo, viewing opportunities are ... «Universe Today, Feb 14»
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Uranus: A Guide to its 2013 Opposition
Incidentally, Uranus also currently sits near the equinoctial point occupied by the Sun during the March equinox, making viewing opportunities ... «Universe Today, Oct 13»
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Comet ISON: A Viewing Guide from Now to Perihelion
-November 8th: ISON passes through the equinoctial point in Virgo around 16:00 EDT/20:00 UT, passing into the southern celestial ... «Universe Today, Sep 13»
9
Collecting The Coins of Ecuador
... of the partitioned zodiac, the signs all marked with their usual cabalistics, and the keystone sun entering the equinoctial point at Libra. «CoinWeek, Sep 13»
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Why This Weekend is Perfect for a Messier Marathon
With the Sun reaching the “0 hour” equinoctial point on the March Vernal Equinox (falling on March 20th as reckoned in Universal Time for the ... «Universe Today, Mar 13»

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