equinoccial

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium (“equinox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ekinoɡˈθjal/ [e.ki.noɣ̞ˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ekinoɡˈsjal/ [e.ki.noɣ̞ˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧qui‧noc‧cial

Adjective

equinoccial m or f (masculine and feminine plural equinocciales)

1. (astronomy) equinoctial

Derived terms

• línea equinoccial f
• punto equinoccial m

 

Related terms

• equinoccio m

 

Further reading

• “equinoccial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10