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equinoxial

equinoxial is the alternative form 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 equinoxial

pluralequinoxials

Origin of equinoxial

From equinox + -ial.

Words formed from equinoxial

Questions about equinoxial

What is equinoxial the alternative form of?
Equinoxial is the alternative form of equinoctial.

Words near equinoxial in the dictionary

  1. equinox
  2. equinox flower
  3. Equinox Mountain
  4. equinoxe
  5. equinoxes
  6. equinoxial
  7. equinoxially
  8. equinoxials
  9. equinumerant
  10. equinumerosity
  11. equinumerous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: equinoxial (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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