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The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere (March equinox) and September in the southern hemisphere (September equinox).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: equinoctial point, equinox
March 21
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: March equinox, spring equinox
Antonyms: autumnal equinox
Broader terms: equinox
Narrower terms: Noruz, Nowruz, Nowrooz
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
udaberriko ekinokzio
— the point
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Catalan:
equinocci de primavera
— the point
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Chinese Mandarin:
春分點 /春分点
(chūnfēndiǎn)
— the point
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Estonian:
kevadine pööripäev
— the point
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Estonian:
kevadine võrdpäevsus
— the point
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Finnish:
kevätpäiväntasaus
— the point
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French:
équinoxe de printemps
— the point
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Georgian:
გაზაფხულის ბუნიობა
(gazapxulis bunioba)
— the point
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Georgian:
გაზაფხულის დღეღამტოლობა
(gazapxulis dɣeɣamṭoloba)
— the point
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German:
Frühlingspunkt
— the point
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German:
Widderpunkt
— the point
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Greek:
εαρινή ισημερία
(eariní isimería)
— the point
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Hindi:
वसंत विषुव
(vasant viṣuv)
— the point
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Icelandic:
vorpunktur
— the point
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Irish:
cónocht an earraigh
— the point
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Irish:
Túsphointe Aries
— the point
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Japanese:
春分点
(shunbunten)
— the point
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Korean:
춘분점
(chunbunjeom)
— the point
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Persian:
برابران بهاری
(barâbarân-e bahâri)
— the point
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Polish:
równonoc wiosenna
— the point
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Portuguese:
equinócio de primavera
— the point
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Portuguese:
equinócio vernal
— the point
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Romanian:
punct vernal
— the point
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Russian:
весе́ннее равноде́нствие
(vesénneje ravnodénstvije)
— the point
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Scottish Gaelic:
co-fhad-thràth an earraich
— the point
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Spanish:
equinoccio vernal
— the point
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Swedish:
vårdagjämningspunkt
— the point
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Thai:
วสันตวิษุวัต
(wasantawisuwat)
— the point
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Basque:
udaberriko ekinokzio
— the moment
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Catalan:
equinocci de primavera
— the moment
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Chinese Mandarin:
春分
(chūnfēn)
— the moment
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Czech:
jarní rovnodennost
— the moment
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Faroese:
várjavndøgur
— the moment
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Finnish:
kevätpäiväntasaus
— the moment
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Georgian:
გაზაფხულის ბუნიობა
(gazapxulis bunioba)
— the moment
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Georgian:
გაზაფხულის დღეღამტოლობა
(gazapxulis dɣeɣamṭoloba)
— the moment
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German:
Frühjahrs-Tagundnachtgleiche
— the moment
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German:
Tagundnachtgleiche im Frühjahr
— the moment
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German:
Frühlings-Tagundnachtgleiche
— the moment
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German:
Frühjahrsanfang
— the moment
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German:
Frühjahrs-Äquinoktium
— the moment
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German:
Frühlings-Äquinoktium
— the moment
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Greek:
εαρινή ισημερία
(eariní isimería)
— the moment
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Icelandic:
vorjafndægur
— the moment
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Irish:
cónocht an earraigh
— the moment
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Japanese:
春分
(shunbun)
— the moment
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Korean:
춘분
(chunbun)
— the moment
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Navajo:
dąągo shá ałnííʼ hanádááh
— the moment
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Norwegian Bokmål:
vårjevndøgn
— the moment
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Persian:
اعتدال بهاری
(e'tedâl-e bahâri)
— the moment
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Polish:
równonoc wiosenna
— the moment
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Portuguese:
equinócio de primavera
— the moment
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Portuguese:
equinócio vernal
— the moment
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Romanian:
echinocțiu de primăvară
— the moment
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Russian:
весе́ннее равноде́нствие
(vesénneje ravnodénstvije)
— the moment
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Scottish Gaelic:
co-fhad-thràth an earraich
— the moment
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Spanish:
equinoccio vernal
— the moment
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Swedish:
vårdagjämning
— the moment
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Thai:
วสันตวิษุวัต
(wasantawisuwat)
— the moment
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Turkish:
ilkbahar ekinoksu
— the moment
