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Word | Solstice |
Chinese Meaning | 冬至, 至, 至点, 至日 |
either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator / A stopping or standing still of the sun. / point at which the sun is farthest from the equator / either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice , when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days. / one of the two times during the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator, | |
Usage | ⇒ The summer solstice or the winter solstice are the only two solstices there are ⇒ The Summer solstice or the winter solstice ⇒ The winter solstice usually occurs on December 21. ⇒ The minimum length of shadow during a day is less in summer than in winter and at the solstices it changes from lengthening to shortening or visa versa. |
Synonyms | height, vernal equinox, winter solstice, midsummer, climax, end, extreme, extremity, finale, heyday, hilltop, ne plus ultra, noontide, paroxysm, pinnacle, summer and winter, summit, turning point, vertex, vertexes, |
Antonyms | anticlimax, |
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