equinox
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
Types & categories
- cosmic time hypernym
- vernal equinox hyponym
- autumnal equinox hyponym
Related & opposite
- equinoctial derivation
Sense 2 noun
(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
Types & categories
- celestial point hypernym
- vernal equinox hyponym
- autumnal equinox hyponym
Related & opposite
- astronomy domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | equinoctial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cosmic time |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vernal equinox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | autumnal equinox |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | celestial point |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vernal equinox |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | autumnal equinox |