Synonyms for equinoctial

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ee-kwuh-nok-shuh l, ek-wuh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌi kwəˈnɒk ʃəl, ˌɛk wə-

Définition of equinoctial

As in celestial equator : noun imaginary equator in the sky

Example sentences :

For the Equinoctial Circle does not cut the Zodiac at right angles.
Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons

An equinoctial gale was raging, or rather had been raging all day.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

The "Ranger" had encountered an equinoctial gale in its worst form.
Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.

I don't know if you remember that equinoctial gale that blew about the 18th or 19th.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

They will in all probability be caught in the equinoctial gales.
Extract from : « Flora Lyndsay » by Susan Moodie

I was sure that this was the beginning of the equinoctial gale.
Extract from : « Swept Out to Sea » by W. Bertram Foster

The equinoctial gales were due, and rarely failed to keep their appointments.
Extract from : « Pabo, The Priest » by Sabine Baring-Gould

The end of this island is in 111⁄2° south of the Equinoctial.
Extract from : « The Solomon Islands and Their Natives » by H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy

The latter, by way of distinction, is sometimes denominated the equinoctial.
Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted

Why we do not rather take the distance of the star from the equinoctial, at once?
Extract from : « Letters on Astronomy » by Denison Olmsted

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