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equinoctial: relating to an equinox (when the lengths or night and day are equal); relating to the vicinity of the equator

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vernal equinox collapse: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces; March 21

equinox collapse: 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

great circle collapse: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

ecliptic collapse: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

trajectory collapse: the path followed by an object moving through space

zodiac collapse: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs; a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

perigee collapse: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

equator collapse: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"; a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

autumn collapse

apogee collapse: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

longitude collapse: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

seasonal collapse: occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment"

solar collapse: relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun; "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"

sidereal collapse: (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; "sidereal time"; of or relating to the stars or constellations; "sidereal bodies"; "the sidereal system"

interstellar collapse: between or among stars; "the density of hydrogen in interplanetary and interstellar space"

interplanetary collapse: between or among planets; "interplanetary travel"

intercosmic collapse

astrophysical collapse: of or concerned with astrophysics; "astrophysical sciences"

meridian collapse: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"; a town in eastern Mississippi; of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"

canicular collapse: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days"; of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South"

springlike collapse: resembling a spring or the action of a spring

hiemal collapse

brumal collapse: characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep"

wintry collapse: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses"

hibernal collapse

windstorm collapse: a storm consisting of violent winds

lunar collapse: of or relating to or associated with the moon; "lunar surface"; "lunar module"

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

terrestrial collapse: operating or living or growing on land

star spangled collapse

hurricane collapse: a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

typhoon collapse: a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

orbit collapse: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"; the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

summer collapse: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"; spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

meteoric collapse: like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"; pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"

starry collapse: abounding with or resembling stars; "a starry night"; "starry eyes"

blizzard collapse: a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

gale collapse: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

tempest collapse: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

ill-wind collapse

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