- fall equinox
- nounSeptember 22• Syn: ↑autumnal equinox, ↑September equinox• Ant: ↑vernal equinox (for: ↑autumnal equinox)• Hypernyms: ↑equinox
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Equinox — The two times of the year when the sun crosses the equator and night and day are of equal length; usually occurs on March 21st (spring equinox) and September 23 (fall equinox) … Energy terms
Fall — (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa llein… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equinox — This article is about the astronomical event when the sun is at zenith over the Equator. For other uses, see Equinox (disambiguation). For the same event happening on other planets and setting up a celestial coordinate system, see Equinox… … Wikipedia
fall — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 accident ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, nasty, terrible ▪ She took a bad fall while out riding. ▪ accidental VERB + FALL … Collocations dictionary
equinox — noun Equinox is used after these nouns: ↑autumn, ↑fall, ↑spring … Collocations dictionary
Fall — noun a) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. b) That time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox in … Wiktionary
fall — Autumn Au tumn, n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one s self: cf. F. automne. See {Avarice}.] 1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called the {fall}. Astronomically, it begins in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autumnal equinox — noun 1. September 22 • Syn: ↑September equinox, ↑fall equinox • Ant: ↑vernal equinox • Hypernyms: ↑equinox • Part Holonyms: ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
September equinox — noun September 22 • Syn: ↑autumnal equinox, ↑fall equinox • Ant: ↑vernal equinox (for: ↑autumnal equinox) • Hypernyms: ↑equinox … Useful english dictionary
To fall abroad of — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
