Acronical
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of acronycal. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Bring the star again to the eastern and western parts of the horizon—observe the two points of the ecliptic then on the western edge of the horizon—and the two corresponding days, will be the days of the star's acronical rising and setting."
- 2 Occurring at sunset. not-comparable
"Some sounds, such as the cries of the sellers of water in summer and charcoal in winter, persist, hour in and hour out, for the whole twenty-four, and form a background for the different acronical clamour that now rises."
- 3 Occurring at the end of life. not-comparable
""Una vieja y sus re- cuerdos" is the acronical story of a woman reputedly 139 years of age when she related her life's work as partera (midwife), cocinera principal (head cook), and llavera (keeper of the keys) as well as duena (supervisor) of various shops at San Gabriel mission in the first half of the nineteenth century."
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More examples"Bring the star again to the eastern and western parts of the horizon—observe the two points of the ecliptic then on the western edge of the horizon—and the two corresponding days, will be the days of the star's acronical rising and setting."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄκρονυξ (ákronux, “nightfall”), one of the three poetic times for the rising and setting of stars, along with cosmical and heliacal.
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