solstice
IPA: sˈɔɫstɪs
noun
- One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
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Examples of "solstice" in Sentences
- He knows the solstice of the year.
- The day of the season is the solstice.
- The time was the actual moment of the Solstice.
- The situation is the opposite at the summer solstice.
- The rest are specific celebrations of the summer solstice.
- In the eleventh century, what was the date for the summer solstice
- The maximum is the summer solstice and the minimum is the winter solstice.
- The time of the winter solstice is when the Sun enters the sign Capricorn.
- The celebration relates to the summer solstice when nights are the shortest.
- The sun setting here would have given warning of the approach of the solstice.
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