WORD: SOLSTICE
MEANING:
1. Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest angular distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is at the zenith on the Tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is at zenith on the Tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year; the winter solstice is the shortest.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.
PRONOUNCE:
sol·stice - साल्स्टिस / सॉल्स्टिस
LINK: SOLSTICE
MEANING:
1. Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest angular distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is at the zenith on the Tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is at zenith on the Tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year; the winter solstice is the shortest.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.
PRONOUNCE:
sol·stice - साल्स्टिस / सॉल्स्टिस
LINK: SOLSTICE
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