Hypertext Webster Gateway: "equinox"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Equinox \E"qui*nox\, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L.
aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F.
['e]quinoxe. See {Equal}, and {Night}.]
1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial
points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See
{Autumnal equinox}, {Vernal equinox}, under {Autumnal} and
{Vernal}.
When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Stormwind
of the equinox. --Longfellow.
2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
equinox
n 1: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the
plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of
equal length
2: (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the
celestial equator intersects the ecliptic [syn: {equinoctial
point}]
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