solstice
/ˈsɒl.stɪs/US/ˈsɑl.stɪs/
solstice noun: 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.
Noun
solstice (plural solstices)
- 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.
- The point at which the sun is nearest to the south pole we call the winter solstice, and the opposite point, the summer solstice.2010, Capt Sp Meek, The Solar Magnet
- Synonyms:
- sunstead
solstice meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
solstice in Hindi
- point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun
- अयनांत aynānt
solstice in Tamil
- சூரியகணநிலைநேரம், திருப்புநிலை, ஞாயிற்றியக் கோடு
solstice in Marathi
- अयन संक्रांती
solstice in Urdu
- سولسٹائس
More languagesFewer languages
- solstice in Bengali
- অয়নান্তকাল
- solstice in Malayalam
- അയനം ayanaṁ
- solstice in Kannada
- ನೇಸರ ತಿರುವು, ತಿರುವು
- solstice in Gujarati
- અયનકાળ, અયનાંત, અયન સંક્રાંત
- solstice in Odia
- ଅଯନାନ୍ତ
- solstice in Sanskrit
- अयनान्त ayanānta
- solstice in Nepali
- अयनान्त, सोल्स्टिस, सोल्स्टीस
- solstice in Tagalog
- solstisyo
- solstice in Arabic
- اِنْقِلَاب شَمْسِيّ inqilāb šamsiyy
- solstice in Malay
- solstis
- solstice in Persian
- گشتن gaštan, انقلاب enqelâb
- solstice in Thai
- มายัน mayan
- solstice in Vietnamese
- điểm chí
Examples of solstice in a sentence
- Among the Norse, the god Balder is the most closely associated with the solstices.
- Although today is not usually celebrated macronationally, a number of micronations have public holidays on the solstices, including Adammia and Uskor.
- The winterward heart moves to solstice with the stark sense that, tilted too far from its sun, it will chill.
Synonyms of solstice
Antonyms
Forms of solstice
| plural | solstices |
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Origin of solstice
From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium.
Words formed from solstice
Questions about solstice
- What does solstice mean?
- Solstice means 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.
- What is solstice in Hindi?
- Solstice in Hindi is अयनांत (aynānt). See Solstice meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is solstice?
- Solstice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce solstice?
- Solstice is pronounced /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of solstice?
- The plural of solstice is solstices.
Words near solstice in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: solstice (page history and authors); solstice (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); solstice (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); solstice (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); solstice (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); solstice (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); solstice (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); solstice (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); solstice (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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