solstice

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.stɪs/, /ˈsəʊl.stɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.stɪs/, /ˈsoʊl.stɪs/ Rhymes: -ɒlstɪs, -əʊlstɪs === Noun === solstice (plural solstices) One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest. Synonym: sunstead Hyponyms: summer solstice, winter solstice Coordinate terms: equinox, lunistice ==== Antonyms ==== equinox ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === isolects, scolites, solecist == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French solstice, a learned borrowing from Latin sōlstitium, from sōl + sistō + -ium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔl.stis/ Rhymes: -is === Noun === solstice m (plural solstices) (astronomy) solstice Hyponyms: solstice d'été, solstice d'hiver ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: sòlstis → Romanian: solstițiu === Further reading === “solstice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === solsticium === Etymology === From Old French solstice and Latin sōlstitium. === Noun === solstice (plural solstices) solstice (summer or winter) the day of the solstice ==== Descendants ==== English: solstice ==== References ==== “solstice, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2024. == Old French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sōlstitium. === Noun === solstice oblique singular, m (oblique plural solstices, nominative singular solstices, nominative plural solstice) (astronomy) solstice ==== Descendants ==== French: solsticeHaitian Creole: sòlstis→ Romanian: solstițiu → Middle English: solstice English: solstice