equinox — meaning in English
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English meaning
- equinox noun Either of the two times a year (around March 20 and September 22) when day and night are of roughly equal length everywhere on Earth.
Senses
equinox is used for these senses in English:
- equinox One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.