São Luís is known as the capital of Equinoctial France.
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Equinoctial
/ˌɛk.wɪˈnɒk.ʃəl/
Synonyms for "equinoctial" (69 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
astronomical descriptor
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(3 words)
celestial equatorequinoctial circleequinoctial line
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5 entriesastronomical descriptorastronomical termcalendar descriptorcoordinate system termgreat circle
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4 entriescelestial circlecelestial equatorequinoxial lineequinoxial point
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6 entriesequinoctial calendarequinoctial lineequinoctial phaseequinoctial pointsequinoctial windsequinoctial year
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2 entriesmore equinoctialmost equinoctial
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an equinoctial gale or storm, i.e. one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world
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In the Assyrian Standard [...] we see the figure of an Archer above that of a galloping Bull, and in another Assyrian Standard, that of Sargon II., we find not only the Archer and the Bull, the two constellations which 4,000 b.c. marked the equinoctial colure, but we may also clearly trace a reference to the two constellations which at the same date marked the solstitial colure, namely, those of the Lion and the Water-man.
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The scorching beams under the equinoctial, or extremity of cold within the circle Arctic, […] cannot avoid or expel this heat, fury, and rage of mortal men.
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