solstice
Illumination of Earth by Sun at the southern solstice.
Meaning
Noun
- One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
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- From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium, from sōl + sistō, both from Proto-Indo-European roots.
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