Definition of Equinax
E"qui*nox (?), n. [OE.
equinoxium, equenoxium, L. aequinoctium;
aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F.
équinoxe. See Equal, and Night.]
1. The time when the sun enters one of the
equinoctial points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See
Autumnal equinox, Vernal equinox, under Autumnal
and Vernal.
When descends on the Atlantic
The gigantic
Stormwind of the equinox. Longfellow.
2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.]
Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One of two days in the year when, throughout the world, night and day are equal in length.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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