AUTUMNAL EQUINOX

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("autumnal equinox" is a kind of...):

equinoctial point; equinox ((astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic)

Domain category:

astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)

Meaning:

September 22

Synonyms:

autumnal equinox; fall equinox; September equinox

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("autumnal equinox" is a kind of...):

equinox (either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length)

Holonyms ("autumnal equinox" is a part of...):

Sep; Sept; September (the month following August and preceding October)

autumn; fall (the season when the leaves fall from the trees)

Antonym:

vernal equinox (March 21)