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æquinoctial

æquinoctial is the obsolete form of equinoctial.

æquinoctial is the obsolete spelling of equinoctial.

Meaning of equinoctial

Adjective

equinoctial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
    • an equinoctial gale or storm, i.e. one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world
  2. Of or relating to the celestial equator.
    Synonyms:
    equatorial
  3. (uncommon) Equatorial: of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
  4. Of flowers: that open and close at particular times of day.

See all 7 meanings of equinoctial

Forms of æquinoctial

pluralæquinoctials

Questions about æquinoctial

What is æquinoctial the obsolete form of?
Æquinoctial is the obsolete form of equinoctial.

Words near æquinoctial in the dictionary

  1. æquilateral
  2. æquilaterals
  3. æquilibria
  4. æquilibrium
  5. æquinoctes
  6. æquinoctial
  7. æquinoctials
  8. æquinox
  9. æquinoxes
  10. æquipoise
  11. æquipoises

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Adapted from Wiktionary: æquinoctial (page history and authors); equinoctial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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