summer solstitial point

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• solstitial — solstitially, adv. /sol stish euhl, sohl /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a solstice or the solstices: a solstitial point. 2. occurring at or about the time of a solstice. 3. characteristic of the summer solstice. [1550 60; < L solstitialis; see… …   Universalium

• solstitial — sol•sti•tial [[t]sɒlˈstɪʃ əl, soʊl [/t]] adj. 1) astron. of or pertaining to a solstice or the solstices: a solstitial point[/ex] 2) astron. occurring at or about the time of a solstice 3) astron. characteristic of the summer solstice • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• solstitial — /sɒlˈstɪʃəl/ (say sol stishuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a solstice or the solstices: a solstitial point. 2. occurring at or about the time of a solstice. 3. characteristic of the summer solstice. {Latin sōlstitiālis} …  

• CALENDAR — (Heb. לוּחַ, lu aḥ). The present Jewish calendar is lunisolar, the months being reckoned according to the moon and the years according to the sun. A month is the period of time between one conjunction of the moon with the sun and the next. The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• solstice — i. The time when the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator. It is the point where the sun’s declination reaches a maximum value. The two solstices are the summer solstice, which is on June 20 to 23 in the Northern Hemisphere, and the… …   Aviation dictionary

• Archaeoastronomy — (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the study of how peoples in the past have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used phenomena in the sky and what role the sky played in their cultures. [Sinclair 2006:13] Clive Ruggles argues it… …   Wikipedia

• Winter solstice — This article is about the astronomical and cultural event of winter solstice, also known as midwinter. For other uses, see Winter solstice (disambiguation), Midwinter (disambiguation) or also see Solstice. UTC Date and Time of Solstice[1] year… …   Wikipedia

• Zhang Heng — For other uses, see Zhang Heng (disambiguation). This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang. Zhang Heng (張衡) Born …   Wikipedia

• Precession (astronomy) — In astronomy, precession refers to the movement of the rotational axis of a body, such as a planet, with respect to inertial space. In particular, it refers to the precession of the Earth s rotational axis, also called the precession of the… …   Wikipedia

• Solstice — Sol stice, n.[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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) (a) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• solstice —   n. point or time when sun is furthest from Equator.    ♦ summer solstice, such time in summer in Northern latitudes. (about June 22).    ♦ winter solstice, such time in winter (about Dec. 22).    ♦ solstitial, a …   Dictionary of difficult words