Meaning of Solstice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈsɒl.stɪs

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

العربية الوقت من السنة الذي تكون الأرض أبعد ما يمكن عن الشمس انقلاب اِنْقِلَاب شَمْسِيّ

བོད་སྐད ཉི་མ་ལོག་ཡག

Bosanski solsticij suncostaj

Català solstici

Čeština slunovrat

Cymraeg heuldro

Dansk solhverv

Deutsch Solstitium Sonnenwende

Ελληνικά ηλιοστάσιο

Esperanto solstico

Español solsticio

فارسی انقلاب گشتن

Suomi päivänseisaus seisauspäivä

Français solstice

Gaeilge grianstad

हिन्दी अयनांत

Hrvatski solsticij suncostaj

Magyar napforduló

Հայերեն արևադարձ

Íslenska sólhvörf sólstöður

Italiano solstizio

日本語冬至夏至至点

ქართული მზებუდობა ნაბუნიობა

한국어 동지 지점 하지

Kurdî گشتن

Latina brūma solstitium

Lietuvių saulėgrįža

Latviešu saulgrieži

Македонски сонцестој

മലയാളം അയനം

Nederlands zonnestilstand zonnewende

Polski przesilenie

Português solstício

Română solstițiu

Русский солнцестоя́ние

Slovenčina slnovrat

Српски solsticij suncostaj

Svenska solstånd sommarsolstånd starbrak vintersolstånd

Tagalog solstisyo

Türkçe gündönümü

Українська сонцестоя́ння

Tiếng Việt điểm 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

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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