solstice

Definition of Solstice in English :

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Noun

1. solstice

either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

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Solstice

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noun

1.

either the shortest day of the year (winter solstice) or the longest day of the year (summer solstice)

2.

either of the two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is overhead at the tropic of Cancer or Capricorn at the summer and winter solstices

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noun

1.

the moment or date when the sun in its apparent annual movement along the ecliptic reaches its maximum distance north or south of the celestial equator: in the Northern Hemisphere, the day of the summer solstice (about June 21, marking the beginning of summer) is the time of the sun's maximum elevation and, thus, has the longest period of sunlight; the day of the winter solstice (about Dec. 21, marking the beginning of winter) is the time of the sun's minimum elevation and, thus, has the shortest period of sunlight

2.

either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the sun's path reaches its maximum distance north or south of the celestial equator

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n.

Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest angular distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is at the zenith on the Tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is at zenith on the Tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year; the winter solstice is the shortest.

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