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51solstice — i. The time when the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator. It is the point where the sun’s declination reaches a maximum value. The two solstices are the summer solstice, which is on June 20 to 23 in the Northern Hemisphere, and the… …
52Solstice — Twice a year the Sun is farthest from the celestial equator, this is the Solstice. See Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice …
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53solstice — n. 1 either of the times when the sun is furthest from the equator. 2 the point in its ecliptic reached by the sun at a solstice. Phrases and idioms: summer solstice the time at which the sun is furthest north from the equator, about 21 June in… …
54solstice — sol|stice [ salstıs ] noun count SUMMER SOLSTICE a. WINTER SOLSTICE …
55solstice — [[t]sɒ̱lstɪs[/t]] solstices N COUNT The summer solstice is the day of the year with the most hours of daylight, and the winter solstice is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight …
56solstice — /ˈsɒlstəs / (say solstuhs) noun 1. Astronomy either of the two times in the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator and apparently does not move either north or south, about June 21st when it reaches its… …
57summer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. summertime, summer tide; high point, zenith, acme, etc. See chronometry. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. summery, summertime, in summer, vacation; see hot 1 , warm 1 . n. Syn. summertime, summer season,… …
58summer — n 1. summertime, daylight saving time, Astron. (in the northern hemisphere) summer solstice; summer break, school vacation, end of school, vacation time, vacation, Chiefly Brit. holiday; dog days, hot or warm weather, sunny or bright weather,… …
59summer — summer1 noun 1》 the season after spring and before autumn, when the weather is warmest. ↘Astronomy the period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. 2》 (summers) literary years, especially of a person s age. verb spend the summer… …
60SOLSTICE — summer and winter, the two recurring periods of the year at which the sun is farthest distant N. or S. from the equator, which mark midsummer and midwinter, the times being the 21st of June and 22nd of December; also applied to the two points… …
