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autumnal equinox

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
au-tum-nal e-quinox
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The moment at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator while moving away from the observer’s hemisphere, occurring in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere.

Inflected Forms

autumnal equinoxes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

summer solstice vernal equinox winter solstice

Synonyms

fall equinox september equinox

Questions

What does autumnal equinox mean?
The moment at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator while moving away from the observer’s hemisphere, occurring in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere.

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