solstice

sol·stice  (slsts, sl-, sôl-)

n.

1. Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is in the zenith at the tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is over the tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest.

2. A highest point or culmination.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin slstitium : sl, sun; see swel- in Indo-European roots + -stitium, a stoppage; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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sol·stitial (-stshl) adj.

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solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs]

n

1. (Astronomy) either the shortest day of the year (winter solstice) or the longest day of the year (summer solstice)

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) either of the two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is overhead at the tropic of Cancer or Capricorn at the summer and winter solstices

[via Old French from Latin sōlstitium, literally: the (apparent) standing still of the sun, from sōl sun + sistere to stand still]

solstitial  [sɒlˈstɪʃəl] adj

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solstice  (slsts, sl-)

1. Either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic (the apparent path of the Sun) reaches its greatest distance north or south of the celestial equator. The northernmost point of the Sun's path, called the summer solstice, lies on the Tropic of Cancer at 23°27 north latitude. The southernmost point of the Sun's path, called the winter solstice, lies on the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°27 south latitude.

2. Either of the two corresponding moments of the year when the Sun is directly above either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice occurs on June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice on December 21 or 22, marking the beginning of summer and winter in the Northern Hemisphere (and the reverse in the Southern Hemisphere). The days on which a solstice falls have the greatest difference of the year between the hours of daylight and darkness, with the most daylight hours at the beginning of summer and the most darkness at the beginning of winter. Compare equinox.

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solstice - Derived from the Latin sol, "Sun," and stitium, "stoppage," as the Sun appears to stand still on the first day of winter.

See also related terms for stoppage.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

solstice - either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator cosmic time - the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe June 21, midsummer, summer solstice - June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point winter solstice - December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point

Translations

solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs] N → solsticio m
summer solstice → solsticio m de verano
winter solstice → solsticio m de invierno

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solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs] n → solstice m
the winter solstice → le solstice d'hiver
the summer solstice → le solstice d'été

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solstice

n → Sonnenwende f, → Solstitium nt (spec)

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solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs] n → solstizio

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solstice

n solstice [ˈsolstis]

the time of year when there is the greatest length of daylight (summer solstice) or the shortest (winter solstice). sonstilstand إنْقِلاب الشَّمْس: إنْقِلاب صَيْفي أو شَتَوي слънцестоене slunovrat solhverv; -solhverv die Sonnenwende ηλιοστάσιο solsticio pööripäev انقلاب päivänseisaus solstice הִיפּוּך संक्राति, अपनांत solsticij, suncostaj napforduló titik balik matahari sólstöður/-hvörf solstizio 至 하지 solsticija, saulėgrįža vasaras saulgrieži; ziemas saulgrieži solstis zonnewende solverv (sommer-/vinter-) przesilenie solstício sol­stiţiu солнцестояние slnovrat solsticij sunčeva prekretnica solstånd ช่วงเวลาของปีที่โลกมีกลางยาวนานที่สุด gün dönümü 至點(如夏至、冬至) сонцестояння انقلابین میں سے کوئی وقت جبکہ سورج نصف النہار پر سال کے سب سے بلند یا سب سے نچلے مقام پر ہوتا ہے điểm chí( thiên văn học) 至点（如夏至、冬至）