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VERNAL EQUINOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("vernal equinox" is a kind of...):
equinoctial point; equinox ((astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
March 21
Synonyms:
March equinox; spring equinox; vernal equinox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("vernal equinox" is a kind of...):
equinox (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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vernal equinox"):
Noruz; Nowrooz; Nowruz ((Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox)
Holonyms ("vernal equinox" is a part of...):
Mar; March (the month following February and preceding April)
spring; springtime (the season of growth)
Antonym:
autumnal equinox (September 22)
