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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary equi·noc·tial
DATE 1545 1. relating to an equinox or to a state or the time of equal day and night 2. relating to the regions or climate on or near the equator 3. relating to the time when the sun passes an equinoctial point
noun DATE 1521 1. equator 12. an equinoctial storm Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 equinoctial equi·noc·tial / 7i:kwi5nCkFl; 7ek-; NAmE -5nB:k- / adjective connected with an equinox 二分点的；昼夜平分时的；春分(或秋分)的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: equinoctial line , or equinoctial circle , or equinoctial colure , or equinoctial point , or equinoctial tide , or equinoctial year equi·noc·tial I. \|ēkwə|näkshəl also |ek-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English equinoccial, equinoxial, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French equinocial, equinoctial, from Latin aequinoctalis, from aequinoctium equinox + -alis -al — more at equinox 1. : relating to an equinox or to a state or the time of equal day and night 2. : relating to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator : being in or near that line < equinoctial heat > 3. : relating to the time when the sun passes an equinoctial point < an equinoctial storm > 4. of a sign of the zodiac : beginning at one of the equinoxes II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English equinoccial, equinoxial, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French equinocial, equinoctial, from Medieval Latin aequinoctialis, from Latin aequinoctialis, adjective 1. a. : equator 1 b. obsolete : equinox c. archaic : the terrestrial equator 2. : an equinoctial gale or storm |
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