equinoctial
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How to pronounce equinoctial in British English:
英 [ˌi:kwɪˈnɒkʃl]
How to pronounce equinoctial in American English:
美 [ˌikwɪˈnɑkʃl]
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- Noun:
- the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
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- Adjective:
- relating to the vicinity of the equator
- relating to an equinox (when the lengths or night and day are equal)
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双语例句
- 1. Under a bland , equinoctial sky , the morning light lay evenly over the white concrete outside the entrance to the planetarium .
- 2. Many original ring sundials are therefore nautical museums but under the official name , equinoctial .