solstitial
Syllables: sol·sti·tial/sɒlˈstɪʃ.əl/
solstitial adjective: pertaining to a solstice.
Adjective
solstitial (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a solstice.
- a solstitial point
- In the Assyrian Standard [...] we see the figure of an Archer above that of a galloping Bull, and in another Assyrian Standard, that of Sargon II., we find not only the Archer and the Bull, the two constellations which 4,000 b.c. marked the equinoctial colure, but we may also clearly trace a...1903, Emmeline M. Plunket, Ancient Calendars and Constellations, London: John Murray, page 44
- Occurring on a solstice.
- […] the moment of his birth, the solstitial moon is to be full, […]1827, “The Correspondent”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 1, page 182
- These two stages of the descriptive and the solstitial moon series were long ago passed through in southern Mexico and a need felt for a more precise time reckoning.1923, Alfred Louis Kroeber, Anthropology, page 376
solstitial meaning in Tamil
solstitial in Tamil
- கதிர்த்திருப்பஞ் சார்ந்த
Examples of solstitial in a sentence
- Gaillard had tried to show that the avenues had a solstitial orientation.2000, Peter Lancaster Brown, Megaliths, Myths and Men: An Introduction to Astro-Archaeology, page 214:
- The same solstitial event occurs for the dry season, when Paritzika gains sight from the sun ray that filters through the nierika in the center of his tepari.1996, Stacy B. Schaefer, Peter T. Furst, People of the peyote: Huichol Indian history, religion, & survival, page 357:
- The elaborate and costly provision for witnessing the solstitial event alone confirms this.2006, Jacqueline Ingalls Garnett, Newgrange Speaks for Itself: Forty Carved Motifs, page 18:
Forms of solstitial
| alternative form | solsticial |
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Origin of solstitial
From Latin sōlstitiālis.
Words formed from solstitial
Phrases with solstitial
Words that rhyme with solstitial
- official
- superficial
- artificial
- judicial
- unofficial
- beneficial
- initial
- prejudicial
- adventitial
- comitial
- extrajudicial
- interstitial
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Questions about solstitial
- What does solstitial mean?
- Solstitial means pertaining to a solstice.
- What is solstitial in Tamil?
- Solstitial in Tamil is கதிர்த்திருப்பஞ் சார்ந்த. See Solstitial meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use solstitial in a sentence?
- Gaillard had tried to show that the avenues had a solstitial orientation.
- What part of speech is solstitial?
- Solstitial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce solstitial?
- Solstitial is pronounced /sɒlˈstɪʃ.əl/.
Words near solstitial in the dictionary
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