Synonyms for equinoctial


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ee-kwuh-nok-shuh l, ek-wuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌi kwəˈnɒk ʃəl, ˌɛk wə-


Définition of equinoctial

  • As in celestial equator : noun imaginary equator in the sky
Example sentences :
  • For the Equinoctial Circle does not cut the Zodiac at right angles.
  • Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
  • An equinoctial gale was raging, or rather had been raging all day.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The "Ranger" had encountered an equinoctial gale in its worst form.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • I don't know if you remember that equinoctial gale that blew about the 18th or 19th.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • They will in all probability be caught in the equinoctial gales.
  • Extract from : « Flora Lyndsay » by Susan Moodie
  • I was sure that this was the beginning of the equinoctial gale.
  • Extract from : « Swept Out to Sea » by W. Bertram Foster
  • The equinoctial gales were due, and rarely failed to keep their appointments.
  • Extract from : « Pabo, The Priest » by Sabine Baring-Gould
  • The end of this island is in 111⁄2° south of the Equinoctial.
  • Extract from : « The Solomon Islands and Their Natives » by H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy
  • The latter, by way of distinction, is sometimes denominated the equinoctial.
  • Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted
  • Why we do not rather take the distance of the star from the equinoctial, at once?
  • Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted

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