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equinoctial
equinoctial, a. and n. (ɛk-, iːkwɪˈnɒkʃəl) Forms: 4–7 equinoctiall, (4 equynoxial, 5 equinoccialle, 6 -ccyall, 6–8 æquinoctial(l, 7, 9 equinoxial(l, 6– equinoctial. [ad. L. æquinoctiālis, f. æquinoctium equinox. Cf. Fr. équinoxial.] A. adj. 1. Pertaining to a state of equal day and night. equinoctia... Oxford English Dictionary
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Equinoctial France
Equinoctial France (French: France équinoxiale) was the contemporary name given to the colonization efforts of France in the 17th century in South America , around the line of Equator, before "tropical" had fully gained its modern meaning: Equinoctial means in Latin "of equal nights", i.e., on the Equator wikipedia.org
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equinoctial
equinoctial/ˌi:kwɪˈnɔkʃl, alsoˌek-; ˌikwə`nɑkʃəl, ɛk-/ adj[usu attrib 通常作定语]of, at or near the equinox 春分或秋分时的; 在春分或秋分前後的 equinoctial gales/tides 春分或秋分时的暴风雨[潮汐]. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Equinoctial hours
An equinoctial hour is one of the 24 parts of the full day consisting of light day and the night. However, it is not clear from his explanations whether he meant equal or equinoctial hours. wikipedia.org
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equinoctional
† equiˈnoctional, a. [as if f. L. *æquinoctiōn-em (see prec.) + -al1.] = equinoctial. Hence equiˈnoctionally adv., in the direction of the equinoctial.1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriot. & Gard. Cyrus 61 The floure twists æquinoctionally from the left hand to the right, according to the dayly revolution. Oxford English Dictionary
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Colure
Equinoctial colure The equinoctial colure is the meridian or great circle of the celestial sphere which passes through the celestial poles and the two wikipedia.org
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mid-noctial
† mid-noctial, a. nonce-wd. [hybrid f. mid a. + -noctial in equinoctial.] Belonging to midnight.1593 [see midnight 2]. Oxford English Dictionary
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Pororoca
On an equinoctial spring tide, the Moon and Sun fall into direct alignment with the Earth, and their gravitational pull is combined, bringing the Pororoca wikipedia.org
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Trepidation
The zero date according to the Suryasiddhanta was 499 AD, after which trepidation is forward in the same direction as modern equinoctial precession. For the period before 1301 BCE, Suryasiddhantic trepidation would be opposite in sign to equinoctial precession. wikipedia.org
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Danna (Mesopotamian)
See also Unequal hours Equinoctial hours References History of timekeeping wikipedia.org
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Moment (unit)
A solar day can be divided into 24 hours of either equal or unequal lengths, the former being called natural or equinoctial, and the latter artificial. wikipedia.org
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Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta
The work also contained tables of the Coptic and Arabic names of signs of the zodiac and the 28 sets of equinoctial-ecliptic stars. Kircher asserted that the Ancient Egyptian names, preserved in Coptic, formed the basis of Babylonian and Indian names for the same equinoctial-ecliptic wikipedia.org
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Jantar Mantar (disambiguation)
Jantar Mantar (Yantra Mantra) is an Indian equinoctial sundial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis wikipedia.org
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1612 in France
Events from the year 1612 in France Incumbents Monarch – Louis XIII Regent: Marie de' Medici Events Starting of Equinoctial France, French colonization wikipedia.org
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Unequal hours
At 49° north/south latitude (e.g., in Karlsruhe), it varies between 16 equinoctal hours in summer and 8 equinoctial hours in winter. Mechanical clocks encouraged the adoption of equinoctial hours. wikipedia.org
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