Winter+solstice
1Winter solstice — Winter Win ter, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… …
2winter solstice — n the winter solstice the shortest day of the year in the northern ↑hemisphere, usually around December 22nd →↑summer solstice …
3winter solstice — n. see SOLSTICE …
4winter solstice — noun count or uncount the day of the year when the sun is above the HORIZON for the shortest amount of time, around December 21st in the northern half of the Earth and June 21st in the southern half …
5Winter solstice — This article is about the astronomical and cultural event of winter solstice, also known as midwinter. For other uses, see Winter solstice (disambiguation), Midwinter (disambiguation) or also see Solstice. UTC Date and Time of Solstice[1] year… …
6winter solstice — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms winter solstice : singular winter solstice plural winter solstices the day of the year when the sun is above the horizon for the shortest amount of time, around 21st December in the northern half of …
7Winter solstice (disambiguation) — Winter solstice may refer to:* Winter solstice * Winter Solstice (band) * * Winter Solstice (film) * Winter Solstice Part 1 and Part 2 Avatar: The Last Airbender episodesee also* Midwinter (disambiguation) …
8Winter Solstice (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Winter Solstice Img capt = Img size = 250 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Lynchburg, Virginia Genre = Metalcore [ [http://www.metal archives.com/band.php?id=33101 Encyclopaedia Metallum Winter …
9Winter Solstice (2004 film) — Infobox Film name = Winter Solstice image size = caption = director = Josh Sternfeld producer = writer = Josh Sternfeld narrator = starring = Anthony LaPaglia Aaron Stanford Mark Webber music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released =… …
10winter solstice — i. The point on the ecliptic occupied by the sun at the maximum southerly declination. Sometimes called the December solstice or the first point of Capricornus. See first point of Capricornus. ii. The instant at which the sun reaches the point of …
