| word | equinox |
|---|---|
| definition | A day when day and night are the same length. |
| eg_sentence | She and her friends got together for an equinox party twice a year to celebrate the arrival of the fall and the spring. |
| explanation | If you know that nox means “night” in Latin, it's not hard to remember the meaning of equinox. There are two equinoxes in the year: the spring equinox, around March 21, and the fall equinox, around September 23. The equinoxes are contrasted with the solstices, when the sun is farthest north and south of the equator. The summer solstice occurs around June 22 (the longest day of the year), the winter solstice around December 22 (the shortest day) |
| IPA | ˈikwəˌnɑks |
Tags: mwvb::unit:6, mwvb::unit:6:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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