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English noun: equinox | |||
| 1. | equinox (time) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cosmic time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | autumnal equinox, fall equinox, March equinox, September equinox, spring equinox, vernal equinox | ||
| 2. | equinox (location) (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic | ||
| Synonyms | equinoctial point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celestial point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | autumnal equinox, vernal equinox | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
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