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Meanings of equinoctial point in English

Portuguese
equinócio
Catalan
equinocci
Spanish
punto equinoccial

(Astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic.

equinócio
Usage of equinoctial point in English
1
The equinoctial point is the dividing line between light and darkness, winter and summer.
The Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — ...
2
The Sun does not arrive at the same moment in each year at the equinoctial point on the equator.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
3
He also applied the law of gravitation to explain irregularities in the lunar motions, the precession of the equinoctial points, and the orbits of comets.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters
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Translations for equinoctial point
Portuguese
equinócio
Catalan
equinocci