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What is the noun for equinox?

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equinox
  1. (astronomy) The intersection of the apparent path of the sun in the sky (the ecliptic) with the celestial equator.
  2. One of the two days on which this intersection occurs each year: (for the Northern hemisphere) March 20 or 21 in the spring and September 22 or 23 in the autumn.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The determination of the date of Easter is governed by a computation based on the vernal equinox and the phase of the moon.”
      “The tropical year when the earth in its revolution passes from one equinox or tropic to the same again.”
      “Well, I use the Autumn equinox as a time to say goodbye to Summer and to welcome the fall.”
equinoctial
  1. The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator.
  2. (rare) The terrestrial equator.
equinoxial
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of equinoctial
equinoxe
  1. Misspelling of equinox.
equinoxes
  1. plural of equinox
  2. plural of equinoxe
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The lengths of the hours were equal around the equinoxes but the rest of the time they could vary considerably.”
      “During the spring and fall equinoxes, the Sun also passes through this plane.”
      “He explained eclipses, solstices and equinoxes, announced the sphericity of the earth and its diurnal revolution on its axis.”
equinoctials
  1. plural of equinoctial
equinoxials
  1. plural of equinoxial
equinoces
  1. (nonstandard) plural of equinox
equinoctes
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