English

Etymology
From Latin, meaning "equivalent" and "night"

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�i�kw��n�ks/, SAMPA|/"i:kw@%nQks/
(General American|US) IPA|/�i�kw��n��ks/, SAMPA|/"i:kw@%nA:ks/

Noun
equinox

1. the intersection of the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun) with the celestial equator. Vernal Equinox is the intersection that the sun crosses about March 20; autumnal equinox denotes the crossing point about September 23.

Related terms
autumnal equinox
vernal equinox

Translations

Catalan: equinocci m
Czech: rovnodennost f
Dutch: dag- en nachtevening m, equinox m
Finnish: päiväntasaus
French: équinoxe m
German: �quinoktium n, Tagundnachtgleiche f
Greek: ι�ημε�ία f
Interlingua: equinoctio
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Italian: equinozio m
Norwegian: Jevndøgn n
Polish: równonoc f
Romanian: echinox n, echinocţiu n
Russian: �авноден��вие (ravnod'énstvije) n
Scottish Gaelic: co-fhad-thràth m
Slovene: enakono�je n, ekvinokcij m
Spanish: equinoccio m
Swedish: dagjämning

See also
solstice

Category:Astronomy
Category:Calendar terms

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