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Equinoctial is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Equinoctial in a sentence

Equinoctial meaning

  1. Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
  2. Of or relating to the celestial equator.
  3. Equatorial: of or relating to the equator of the Earth.

Synonyms of Equinoctial

great circle cosmic time celestial equator equinoctial circle equinoctial line

Related words

Other words often associated with Equinoctial or its synonyms:

time line

Using Equinoctial

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox. | Of or relating to the celestial equator. | Equatorial: of or relating to the equator of the Earth.
  • Useful related words include: great circle, cosmic time, celestial equator, equinoctial circle.
  • In the example corpus, equinoctial often appears in combinations such as: the equinoctial.

Context around Equinoctial

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

season 1× day 1× hours 1×

Sentence patterns with Equinoctial

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

equal or equinoctial hours 1× in the equinoctial season 1× length of equinoctial day and 1× of the equinoctial or the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an alternate definition 1× see length of 1× these hours were 1×

Common sentence endings:

for further discussion 1× or equinoctial hours 1× the equinoctial season 1× westward from aries 1×

Words around Equinoctial

Just before it in the word index:

equinix 49 equines 12 equine 119 equina 2 equilux 2 equillium 3

Just after it in the word index:

equinor 59 equinox 185 equinoxes 20 equinumerous 2 equip 378 equipage 1

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Equinoctial

  • In this selection, "equinoctial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, season, day and hours stand out and add context to how "equinoctial" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include equal or equinoctial hours and in the equinoctial season. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "equinoctial" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with equinoctial

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We're in the equinoctial season. (6 words)

See Length of equinoctial day and night for further discussion. (10 words)

These hours were sometimes referred to as equal or equinoctial hours. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

An alternate definition is that SHA of a celestial body is the arc of the Equinoctial or the angle at the celestial pole contained between the celestial meridian of the First point of Aries and that through the body, measured westward from Aries. (43 words)

These hours were sometimes referred to as equal or equinoctial hours. (11 words)

See Length of equinoctial day and night for further discussion. (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

We're in the equinoctial season.

An alternate definition is that SHA of a celestial body is the arc of the Equinoctial or the angle at the celestial pole contained between the celestial meridian of the First point of Aries and that through the body, measured westward from Aries.

See Length of equinoctial day and night for further discussion.

These hours were sometimes referred to as equal or equinoctial hours.

Common combinations with equinoctial

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "equinoctial" in a sentence?
An example: "We're in the equinoctial season." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "equinoctial" from authentic English texts.
What does "equinoctial" mean?
Equinoctial means: Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
What are synonyms of "equinoctial"?
Common synonyms of "equinoctial" include: great circle, cosmic time, celestial equator, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line.
How many example sentences with "equinoctial" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "equinoctial", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.