SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
solstice
noun
Either annual point when the Sun reaches its greatest apparent northern or southern position relative to the equator.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Annual solar turning point
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Usage distinction
Return to topThese are types or explanatory descriptions, not exact replacements. Summer and winter solstice depend on hemisphere; an equinox is a different annual event.
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See solstice in use
The class compared daylight around the summer solstice with daylight in winter.
The hostel's sky chart marked a solstice at one of the Sun's two annual extremes of apparent position north or south of the equator.
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