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solstice

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOLSTICE

n.[L. solstitium; sol, the sun, and sto, to stand. ] In astronomy, the point in the ecliptic at which the sun stops or ceases to recede from the equator, eith north in summer, or south in winter; a tropic or tropical point. There are two solstices; the summer solsitce, the first degree of Cancer, which the sun enter on the 21st of June, and the winter solstice, the first degree of Capricorn, which the sun enters on the 21st of December.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLSTICE

SOLSTICE Sol "stice, n.Etym: [L. solstitium; sol the sun + sistere to cause to stand, akin to stare to stand: cf. F. solstice. See Solar, a., Stand, v. i.]

 

1. A stopping or standing still of the sun. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

2. (Astron.) (a ) The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; - - so called because the sun then apparently stands still in its northward or southward motion. (b ) The time of the sun's passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

solstice

sol stice |ˈsōlstis ˈsɑlstəs | noun either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days. DERIVATIVES sol sti tial |sōlˈstiSHəl |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solstitium, from sol sun + stit- stopped, stationary (from the verb sistere ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

solstice

solstice |ˈsɒlstɪs | noun either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days. DERIVATIVES solstitial |sɒlˈstɪʃ (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solstitium, from sol sun + stit- stopped, stationary (from the verb sistere ).

 

French Dictionary

solstice

solstice n. m. nom masculin Chacun des deux moments de l ’année correspondant au jour le plus long et au jour le plus court. : Le solstice d ’été (21 juin ), le solstice d ’hiver (21 décembre ), dans l ’hémisphère Nord. Note Orthographique sol st ice.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

solstice

sol stice /sɑ́lstəs |sɔ́l -/名詞 C 〘天 〙(太陽の )至 (し ), 至点 〘太陽が赤道から北または南に最も遠く離れた時 〙the summer [winter ] solstice 夏至 [冬至 ]