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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERNAL EQUINOX

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Vernal equinox is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VERNAL EQUINOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vernal equinox

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 vernal equinox in the English dictionary

The first definition of vernal equinox in the dictionary is the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator towards the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length. It occurs about March 21 in the N hemisphere. Other definition of vernal equinox is the point, lying in the constellation Pisces, at which the sun's ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. Vernal equinox is also the time at which this occurs as the sun travels south to north.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERNAL EQUINOX

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WORDS THAT END LIKE VERNAL EQUINOX

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Synonyms and antonyms of vernal equinox in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vernal equinox» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VERNAL EQUINOX

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

春分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equinoccio vernal
570 millions of speakers

English

vernal equinox
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वसंत विषुव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاعتدال الربيعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

день весеннего равноденствия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equinócio vernal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাবিষুব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équinoxe de printemps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Equinox vernal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frühjahrstagundnachtgleiche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

春分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

춘분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equinox vernal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuân phân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வள்ளல் சமநிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वासंतिक विषुववृत्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilkbahar gündönümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equinozio di primavera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

równonoc wiosenna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

день весняного рівнодення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echinocțiul de primăvară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εαρινή ισημερία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernal equinox
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vårdagjämningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vårjevndøgn
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vernal equinox

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERNAL EQUINOX»

Discover the use of vernal equinox in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vernal equinox and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Vernal Equinox of Death and Kisses and Other Short Stories
Antonio Hopson. dropping clues to earth disguised as events without cause –it would thread itself into reality like a grandmother's neatly stitched hem. A teacher who had long lived the life of a spinster became giddy for no reason at all.
Antonio Hopson, 2005
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The Summer of 1865: Founded on the Vernal Equinox. With ...
For instance, that of the probable annual recurrence, about the period of the vernal equinox, of some peculiar movements in the higher or highest circles of the atmosphere, whose pulsations change distinctly day by day, and whose workings ...
Thomas DU BOULAY, 1865
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The Spring Equinox: Celebrating the Greening of the Earth
Describes some of the ways in which people have celebrated the coming of spring, including the Mayas, the ancient Romans, and the Cree, as well as such holidays as Passover, No Ruz, Holi, and Easter, and suggest related activities.
Ellen B. Jackson, 2002
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Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications
Geometry of the Vernal Equinox. The Earth's mean orbit around the Sun forms the ecliptic plane. The Earth's equatorial plane is inclined about 23.5° to the ecliptic. When the Sun is at the intersection of the two planes (has zero declination) and ...
D.A. Vallado, 2001
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A Complete System of Astronomical Chronology Unfolding the ...
The 215 years," in which the three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and jacob, sojourned in the land of Canaan, began and ended at the vernal equinox. (4.) The 215 years, in which the children of Israel sojourned in the land i of Egypt, began and ...
John Kennedy, 1762
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A Treatise on Astronomy
It remained, however, uncor- rected, till the latter part of the 16th century, and the vernal equinox, considering the Julian standard correct, had consequently fallen back to the 9th of March, making a difference of about 12 days- in the civil and ...
L. H. Tyler, 1837
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The Mathematics of the Calendar
Marc Cohn To calculate how the proposed calendar would compare with the vernal equinox year, we would compare the vernal equinox year of a constant 365.2424 days with the proposed calendar on an annual basis. We would start at a ...
Marc Cohn, 2007
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
The day is then the shortest of the year, and the parallel which the gun describes, is called the tropic of Capricorn. From the •winter solstice the sun again approaches the equator, and returns to the vernal equinox. Such is the constant course ...
‎1823
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Fasti temporis catholici and origines kalendariae
Mean vernal equinox B. C. 1847 . . April 8 12 :7 £28 — 15 44 At Heliopolis . . . . . . . . April 8 12 32 8-8 that is, as nearly as possible, at the point of noon. This year therefore, B. C. 184-7, when the mean vernal equinox was thus falling as nearly ...
Edward Greswell, 1852
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Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
Therefore, the earth's equatorial plane and the ecliptic intersect along a line, which is known as the vernal equinox line. On the calendar, “vernal equinox” is the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, when the noontime sun crosses the ...
Howard Curtis, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERNAL EQUINOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vernal equinox is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why do Easter, Passover change dates every year?
This passage date is often referred to as the spring equinox or vernal equinox. In the case of Passover, this holiday is celebrated on the date of the first full moon ... «The Coloradoan, Apr 15»
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Why Spring Gets Shorter Every Year | The Weather Channel
While the first day of spring was marked by the vernal equinox Friday, spring is losing time to summer in the northern hemisphere, and will continue to do so for ... «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»
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Vernal Equinox: New Google Doodle Celebrates First Day of Spring
The Sun, the moon, and Google are celebrating the official start of spring — this year's vernal equinox on March 20 will include a solar eclipse, a supermoon and ... «TIME, Mar 15»
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Spring Equinox 2015: 3 Things To Know About The Pagan Ostara …
The vernal equinox falls on March 20 in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the change of seasons and the time when many pagans celebrate Ostara. The spring ... «International Business Times, Mar 15»
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Vernal equinox puts spring in Chicago's step
The vernal equinox marks the official beginning of spring at 5:45 p.m. Friday. Temperatures climbed to nearly 50 degrees as spring arrived in Chicago, but the ... «WLS-TV, Mar 15»
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PAGASA: Night as long as day on vernal equinox on March 21
"The Sun reaches this point on March 21 (Vernal Equinox) at 6:45 a.m. (Philippine Standard Time), marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere ... «GMA News, Mar 15»
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Autumnal Equinox 2014: Facts About the First Day of Fall
The true days of day-night equality always fall after the autumnal equinox and before the vernal equinox, Geoff Chester, a public affairs specialist with the U.S. ... «National Geographic, Sep 14»
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Vernal Equinox: First Day of Spring Seen from Space (Photo)
Spring has officially sprung in the Northern Hemisphere and NASA is celebrating with a dazzling new view of the Earth from space today (March 20). «Space.com, Mar 14»
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Spring Equinox: Definition, Meaning, Celebrations, Traditions for …
The Spring Equinox, or the March Equinox or Vernal Equinox, signals the beginning of spring and the renewal of the Earth as plants begin to bloom again and ... «The Epoch Times, Mar 14»
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Vernal Equinox marks first day of spring
Additionally, the equinox isn't really a day on the calendar, but a very specific point in time (at 12:57 p.m. for this year's Vernal Equinox). The equinox occurs as ... «WRAL.com, Mar 14»

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