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winter solstice en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The point in Earth's orbital path at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted away from the Sun.

Forms

Coordinates

autumnal equinox · vernal equinox · summer solstice

Synonyms

winter sunstead

Translations (59)

aht ticʼeʼaasde dzaenn (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · gd grian-stad geamhraidh (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · nan-hbl 冬節 /冬节 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · fi talvipäivänseisaus (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · es solsticio invernizo (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ko 동지 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · pt solstício de inverno (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · da vintersolhverv (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · sh kratkodnevica (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · nb vintersolverv (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · es solsticio hiemal (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · is vetrarsólstöður (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · cmn 冬節 /冬节 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · vi đông chí (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · nv haigo shá niighááh (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ru зи́мнее солнцестоя́ние (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · et talvine pööripäev (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · hi दक्षिणायन (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · yue 冬節 /冬节 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · nn vintersolkverv (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ka ზამთრის ნაბუნიობა (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ja 冬至 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · nan-hbl 冬至 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · alt кышкы кӱн туруш (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ro solstițiu de iarnă (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ka ზამთრის მზებუდობა (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · sv vintersolstånd (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · kk қысқы күн тоқырауы (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · hak 冬至 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · yue 冬至 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · cy byrddydd gaeaf (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ca solstici d'hivern (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · el χειμερινό ηλιοστάσιο (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · bg зимно слънцестоене (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · uk зимо́ве́ сонцестоя́ння (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · sh краткодневица (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ka ზამთრის მზისდგომა (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · sh краткодневница (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · es solsticio invernal (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · it solstizio d'inverno (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · my ဆောင်းယဉ်စွန်းချိန် (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · fr solstice d'hiver (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · th เหมายัน (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · cmn 冬至 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · cs zimní slunovrat (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · pl przesilenie zimowe (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · cmn 南至 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · hu téli napforduló (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · mi te Ihu o Hinetakurua (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · la brūma (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · fa انقلاب زمستانی (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · is vetrarsólhvörf (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · gl solsticio de inverno (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · ga grianstad an gheimhridh (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · sh kratkodnevnica (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · si ශිශිර සූර්ය නිවෘත්තිය (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · es solsticio de invierno (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · hak 冬節 /冬节 (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) · de Wintersonnenwende (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun)