equinoctial

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
  2. adjective relating to the vicinity of the equator
  3. adjective relating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoxial, from Latin (circulus) aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium + -alis.

In classic literature

Synonyms

celestial equator, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line

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