Complete Definition of "summer solstice"

English

Noun
summer solstice
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  1. (Astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.

Note: When it is summer solstice in one hemisphere, it is winter solstice in the other.

Translations
trans-top|the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
Finnish: kesäpäivänseisaus
German: Sommersonnenwende f
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Japanese: JAchar|�� (JAchar|��, geshi)
Scottish Gaelic: grian-stad an t-samhraidh m
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Category:Calendar terms

Revision and Credits for"summer solstice"
  • 2007-09-01 15:27 - AutoFormat - -{{top|the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun}} +{{trans-top|the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun}}

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