equinoccial

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium (equinox).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekinoɡˈθjal/ [e.ki.noɣ̞ˈθjal] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ekinoɡˈsjal/ [e.ki.noɣ̞ˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • 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

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