Solstice
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
40 more languages
བོད་སྐད།ཉི་མ་ལོག་ཡག
Catalàsolstici
Češtinaslunovrat
Cymraegheuldro
Dansksolhverv
Ελληνικάηλιοστάσιο
Esperantosolstico
Gaeilgegrianstad
Gàidhliggrian-stad
हिन्दीअयनांत
Magyarnapforduló
Հայերենարևադարձ
Italianosolstizio
Kurdîگشتن
Lietuviųsaulėgrįža
Latviešusaulgrieži
Македонскисонцестој
മലയാളംഅയനം
Polskiprzesilenie
Portuguêssolstício
Românăsolstițiu
Русскийсолнцестоя́ние
Slovenčinaslnovrat
Tagalogsolstisyo
Türkçegündönümü
Українськасонцестоя́ння
Tiếng Việtđiểm chỉ
Examples
“The point⟳ at which the sun is nearest to the south pole we call⟳ the winter solstice, and the opposite point⟳, the summer solstice.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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