MEANING
1. Of, relating to, or occurring at or near an equinox, when day and night approach equal length.
2. Of or relating to regions or climates near the equator.
Use it for
Use for equinox-season light, weather, or timing.Set an image or event at the seasonal hinge of an equinox.
Words that belong together
- equinoctial light
- equinoctial storm
- equinoctial season
- equinoctial climate
- equinoctial region
- equinoctial zone
On the page
Equinoctial light lay evenly across the field, softening the furrows.
The vessel entered an equinoctial climate of heat and sudden rain.
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Word forms
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- equinoctial
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Usage notes
The word can also mean equatorial in a separate geographic or climatic sense; use context to distinguish the meanings. Sense 2: This geographic sense means equatorial and is distinct from the equinox-related seasonal sense.
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