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autumnal equinox

autumnal equinox noun: the moment at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator while moving away from the observer’s hemisphere, occurring in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere.

Noun

autumnal equinox (plural autumnal equinoxes)

  1. The moment at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator while moving away from the observer’s hemisphere, occurring in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Synonyms:
    fall equinox

autumnal equinox meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Persian

autumnal equinox in Hindi

moment
शरद विषुव śarad viṣuv

autumnal equinox in Tamil

இலையுதிர் புள்ளி

autumnal equinox in Kannada

ತುಲಾ ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ

autumnal equinox in Persian

moment
اعتدال پاییزی e'tedâl-e pâyizi
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autumnal equinox in Thai
ศารทวิษุวัต sarathawisuwat

Synonyms of autumnal equinox

Forms of autumnal equinox

pluralautumnal equinoxes

Questions about autumnal equinox

What does autumnal equinox mean?
Autumnal equinox means the moment at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator while moving away from the observer’s hemisphere, occurring in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is autumnal equinox in Hindi?
Autumnal equinox in Hindi is शरद विषुव (śarad viṣuv). See Autumnal equinox meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is autumnal equinox?
Autumnal equinox is a noun.
What is the plural of autumnal equinox?
The plural of autumnal equinox is autumnal equinoxes.

Words near autumnal equinox in the dictionary

  1. autumn snowflake
  2. autumn snowflakes
  3. autumn willow
  4. autumn years
  5. autumnal
  6. autumnal equinox
  7. autumnal equinoxes
  8. autumnaline
  9. autumnally
  10. autumned
  11. autumnful

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