EQUINOCTIAL POINT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic

Synonyms:

equinoctial point; equinox

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("equinoctial point" is a kind of...):

celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))

Domain category:

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equinoctial point"):

vernal equinox ((astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces)

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