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equinox meaning in Malayalam

വിഷുവം viṣuvaṁ

/ˈɛkwɪnɒks//ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/

equinox in Malayalam: വിഷുവം (viṣuvaṁ). In English, equinox means one of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

Malayalam words for equinox

one of the two times in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth
വിഷുവം viṣuvaṁ

English meaning of equinox

  1. noun One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.
  2. noun The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
  3. noun One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
  4. noun A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale.

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Questions about equinox in Malayalam

What is the meaning of equinox in Malayalam?
Equinox in Malayalam is വിഷുവം (viṣuvaṁ).
equinox എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Equinox: വിഷുവം (viṣuvaṁ).
What does equinox mean in English?
Equinox means one of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

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