solstice

English

Illumination of Earth by Sun at the southern solstice.

Etymology

From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.stɪs/, /ˈsəʊl.stɪs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.stɪs/, /ˈsoʊl.stɪs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlstɪs, -əʊlstɪs

Noun

solstice (plural solstices)

  1. One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
    Synonym: sunstead
    Hyponyms: summer solstice, winter solstice
    Coordinate terms: equinox, lunistice
    • 2010, Capt Sp Meek, The Solar Magnet:
      The point at which the sun is nearest to the south pole we call the winter solstice, and the opposite point, the summer solstice.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French solstice, borrowed from Latin solstitium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔl.stis/
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  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

solstice m (plural solstices)

  1. (astronomy) solstice

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Old French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sōlstitium.

Noun

solstice oblique singular, m (oblique plural solstices, nominative singular solstices, nominative plural solstice)

  1. (astronomy) solstice

Descendants

  • French: solstice
  • Middle English: solstice
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